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A rare connexin 26 mutation in a patient with a forme fruste of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 2009
Neoh Ching Yin, Chen Huijia, Ng See Ket, Lane Ellen Birgitte, Common John Edmund Armourer
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BACKGROUND: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare ectodermal dysplasia characterized by generalized erythrokeratotic plaques, sensorineural hearing loss, and vascularizing keratitis. Cutaneous changes and hearing loss typically present in early childhood, whereas ocular symptoms present later. Mutations in the connexin (Cx) 26 gene, GJB2, are now established to underlie many of the affected...
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