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Novel mutations of ABCB6 associated with autosomal dominant dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cui Ying-Xia, Xia Xin-Yi, Zhou Yang, Gao Lin, Shang Xue-Jun, Ni Tong, Wang Wei-Ping, Fan Xiao-Buo, Yin Hong-Lin, Jiang Shao-Jun, Yao Bing, Hu Yu-An, Wang Gang, Li Xiao-Jun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is a rare heterogeneous pigmentary genodermatosis, which was first described in 1933. The genetic cause has recently been discovered by the discovery of mutations in ABCB6. Here we investigated a Chinese family with typical features of autosomal dominant DUH and 3 unrelated patients with sporadic DUH. METHODS: Skin tissues were obtained from the proband, of...
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