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Recent advances in the genetics and management of harlequin ichthyosis.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Ahmed Hera, O'Toole Edel A
Abstract excerpt
Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is the most severe and devastating form of the autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses (ARCIs). Mutations in the ABCA12 gene result in disruption of intercellular lipid deposition in the stratum corneum and a major skin barrier defect. Patients present at birth, often premature, with cutaneous thick, yellow, hyperkeratotic plates with deep erythematous fissures, causing a typical...
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