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Two novel mutations of the nicastrin gene in Chinese patients with acne inversa
18 Apr 2011
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Acne inversa (AI, OMIM 142690), also called hidradenitis suppurativa, is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent and debilitating skin follicular disease that usually presents after puberty with painful, deep-seated, inflamed lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body, most commonly the axilla, inguinal and anogenital regions.(1) The prevalence of AI has been estimated at 1 in 100 to 1 in 600.(2) Of...
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