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Novel homozygous mutation in DSP causing skin fragility-woolly hair syndrome: report of a large family and review of the desmoplakin-related phenotypes.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 2011
Al-Owain M, Wakil S, Shareef F, Al-Fatani A, Hamadah E, Haider M, Al-Hindi H, Awaji A, Khalifa O, Baz B, Ramadhan R, Meyer B
Abstract excerpt
Desmoplakin is an important cytoskeletal linker for the function of the desmosomes. Linking desmoplakin to certain types of cardiocutaneous syndromes has been a hot topic recently. Skin fragility-woolly hair syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder involving the desmosomes and is caused by mutation in the desmoplakin gene (DSP). We report five members from a large family with skin fragility-woolly hair...
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