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Analysis of POFUT1 gene mutation in a Chinese family with Dowling-Degos disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chen Mingfei, Li Yi, Liu Hong, Fu Xi'an, Yu Yiongxiang, Yu Gongqi, Wang Chuan, Bao Fangfang, Liany Herty, Wang Zhenzhen, Shi Zhongxiang, Zhang Dizhan, Zhou Guizhi, Liu Jianjun, Zhang Furen
Abstract excerpt
Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by reticular pigmented anomaly mainly affecting flexures. Though KRT5 has been identified to be the causal gene of DDD, the heterogeneity of this disease was displayed: for example, POFUT1 and POGLUT1 were recently identified and confirmed to be additional pathogenic genes of DDD. To identify other DDD causative genes, we performed...
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