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Novel and recurrent germline and somatic mutations in a cohort of 67 patients from 48 families with Brooke-Spiegler syndrome including the phenotypic variant of multiple familial trichoepitheliomas and correlation with the histopathologic findings in 379 biopsy specimens.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Feb 2013
Grossmann Petr, Vanecek Tomas, Steiner Petr, Kacerovska Denisa, Spagnolo Dominic V, Cribier Bernard, Rose Christian, Vazmitel Marina, Carlson J Andrew, Emberger Michael, Martinek Petr, Pearce Robert L, Pearn John, Michal Michal, Kazakov Dmitry V
Abstract excerpt
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BSS) is a rare, inherited, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by development of multiple adnexal cutaneous neoplasms including spiradenoma, cylindroma, spiradenocylindroma, and trichoepithelioma. The syndrome of multiple familial trichoepitheliomas (MFT) is considered a phenotypic variant of BSS in which patients present with trichoepitheliomas only. We studied germline and...
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