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A new amyloidosis caused by fibrillar aggregates of mutated corneodesmosin.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Sept 2010
Caubet Cécile, Bousset Luc, Clemmensen Ole, Sourigues Yannick, Bygum Anette, Chavanas Stéphane, Coudane Fanny, Hsu Chiung-Yueh, Betz Regina C, Melki Ronald, Simon Michel, Serre Guy
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous nonsense mutations in the CDSN gene encoding corneodesmosin (CDSN), an adhesive protein expressed in cornified epithelia and hair follicles, cause hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp (HSS), a nonsyndromic form of alopecia. Truncated mutants of CDSN ((mut)CDSN), which bear the N-termin...
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