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The common NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO) gene rearrangement in Korean patients with incontinentia pigmenti.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Oct 2010
Song Min-Jung, Chae Jong-Hee, Park Eun-Ae, Ki Chang-Seok
Abstract excerpt
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant disorder characterized by highly variable abnormalities of the skin, eyes and central nervous system. A mutation of the nuclear factor-κB essential modulator (NEMO) located at Xq28 is believed to play a role in pathogenesis and the mutation occurs mostly in female patients due to fatal consequence of the mutation in males in utero. This study was designed to...
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