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Phenotypic variability in gap junction syndromic skin disorders: experience from KID and Clouston syndromes' clinical diagnostics.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Aug 2015
Kutkowska-Kaźmierczak Anna, Niepokój Katarzyna, Wertheim-Tysarowska Katarzyna, Giza Aleksandra, Mordasewicz-Goliszewska Maria, Bal Jerzy, Obersztyn Ewa
Abstract excerpt
Connexins belong to the family of gap junction proteins which enable direct cell-to-cell communication by forming channels in adjacent cells. Mutations in connexin genes cause a variety of human diseases and, in a few cases, result in skin disorders. There are significant differences in the clinical picture of two rare autosomal dominant syndromes: keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome and hidrotic...
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