Article
Future developments in XLHED treatment approaches.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2014
Huttner Kenneth
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED) is the most common genetic disorder of ectoderm development, presenting with abnormalities of skin, teeth, hair, and secretory glands. In the first years of life, XLHED-affected patients are at risk for life-threatening hyperthermia and pulmonary infection. Survival into childhood and beyond is associated with severe dental abnormalities as well as chronic...
Topics
- Animals
- Ectodermal Dysplasia
- Ectodysplasins
- Humans
- Phenotype
