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Multiple trichoepitheliomas--a novel mutation in the CYLD gene.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Jul 2010
Amaro C, Freitas I, Lamarão P, Afonso A, Skrzypczak M, Heinritz W
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BACKGROUND: Trichoepitheliomas are benign neoplasms with follicular differentiation. They may present as a solitary lesion or as multiple lesions. Multiple trichoepitheliomas are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern within families, with both variable penetrance and expressivity. Recent investigations support that mutations in CYLD, the gene affected in familial cylindromatosis as well as in Brooke-Spiegler...
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