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Large germline deletions of the CYLD gene in patients with Brooke-Spiegler syndrome and multiple familial trichoepithelioma.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Nov 2014
Vanecek Tomas, Halbhuber Zbynek, Kacerovska Denisa, Martinek Petr, Sedivcova Monika, Carr Richard A, Slouka David, Michal Michal, Kazakov Dmitry V
Abstract excerpt
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BSS) and its phenotypic variants, multiple familial trichoepithelioma (MFT) and familial cylindromatosis, are rare autosomal dominant hereditary diseases. They are characterized by the presence of multiple adnexal tumors, especially cylindromas, spiradenomas, spiradenocylindromas, and trichoepitheliomas. Implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease is the gene CYLD, which is localized...
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