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A new mutation in EDA gene in X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia associated with keratoconus.
Minerva pediatrica - 1 Feb 2012
Piccione M, Serra G, Sanfilippo C, Andreucci E, Sani I, Corsello G
Abstract excerpt
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) was first described in 1848 by Thurnam. HED belongs to ectodermal dysplasias (EDs), which are developmental impairments of ectodermal-derived tissues. X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED) is the most common form of the EDs and consists in abnormal development of teeth, hair, and eccrine sweat glands. XLHED is determined by mutations in the ED1 gene, which is...
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