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A Somatic p.G45E GJB2 Mutation Causing Porokeratotic Eccrine Ostial and Dermal Duct Nevus.
JAMA dermatology - 1 Jun 2015
Levinsohn Jonathan L, McNiff Jennifer M, Antaya Richard J, Choate Keith A
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Recent data demonstrated somatic mutations in GJB2 that were present in affected porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus (PEODDN) tissue but absent in unaffected skin. Recognizing that PEODDN lesions can also appear in individuals with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome and finding somatic mutations in their cohort, the authors concluded that somatic GJB2 mutation may cause PEODDN. By...
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