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Heterozygous p.Asp50Asn mutation in the GJB2 gene in two Cameroonian patients with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome.
BMC medical genetics - 7 Aug 2013
Wonkam Ambroise, Noubiap Jean Jacques N, Bosch Jason, Dandara Collet, Toure Geneviève Bengono
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness (KID) syndrome (OMIM 148210) is a congenital ectodermal defect that consists of an atypical ichthyosiform erythroderma associated with congenital sensorineural deafness. KID appears to be genetically heterogeneous and most cases are caused by GJB2 mutations. Mutations in African patients have been rarely described. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on two unrelated Cameroonian...
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