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Bathing suit ichthyosis caused by a TGM1 mutation in a Tunisian child.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Dec 2014
Benmously-Mlika Rym, Zaouak Anissa, Mrad Ridha, Laaroussi Nadia, Abdelhak Sonia, Hovnanian Alain, Mokhtar Insaf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bathing suit ichthyosis (BSI) is an uncommon phenotype classified as a minor variant of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI). OBJECTIVES: We report a case of BSI in a 3-year-old Tunisian girl with a novel mutation of the transglutaminase 1 gene (TGM1). CASE REPORT: This infant had been born with a collodion membrane encasing her entire body. From the age of three months, brownish scaling...
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