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A novel mutation in the EDAR gene causes severe autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Aug 2014
Henningsen Emil, Svendsen Mathias Tiedemann, Lildballe Dorte Launholt, Jensen Peter Kjestrup Axel
Abstract excerpt
We report on a 2-year-old girl presenting with a severe form of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED). The patient presented with hypotrichosis, anodontia, hypohidrosis, frontal bossing, prominent lips and ears, dry, pale skin, and dermatitis. The patient had chronic rhinitis with malodorous nasal discharge. The girl was the second born child of first-cousin immigrants from Northern Iraq. A novel homozygous...
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