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Sjögren-Larsson syndrome: phenotypic variability in two brothers with a neurocutaneous disorder.
Acta neurologica Belgica - 1 Jun 2012
Losito Luciana, Gennaro Leonarda, De Rinaldis Marta, Cacudi Marilena, Trabacca Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited neurocutaneous disorder caused by mutations in the ALDH3A2 gene that encodes fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of fatty aldehyde to fatty acid. It is characterized by an unusual combination of cutaneous and neurologic signs and symptoms. The authors describe two brothers of consanguineous parents with SLS,...
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