Article
Ectodermal dysplasias: an overview and update of clinical and molecular-functional mechanisms.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2009
Priolo Manuela
Abstract excerpt
The ectodermal dysplasias (EDs) are a large and complex group of disorders. In various combinations, they all share anomalies in hair, teeth, nails, and sweat gland function. The anomalies affecting the epidermis and epidermal appendages are extremely variable. Many are associated with malformations in other organs and systems. Clinical overlap is present among EDs. Few causative genes have been identified, to...
Topics
- Cell Differentiation
- Ectodermal Dysplasia
- Epidermal Cells
- Epidermis
- Genes
- Genotype
- Humans
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Proteins
