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Pathogenesis of multiple lentigines in LEOPARD syndrome with PTPN11 gene mutation.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 1 Nov 2015
Motegi Sei-Ichiro, Yokoyama Yoko, Ogino Sachiko, Yamada Kazuya, Uchiyama Akihiko, Perera Buddhini, Takeuchi Yuko, Ohnishi Hiroshi, Ishikawa Osamu
Abstract excerpt
LEOPARD syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant condition with multiple anomalies, including multiple lentigines. LS is caused by mutations in PTPN11, encoding the protein tyrosine phosphatase, SHP-2. We report here 2 unrelated Japanese cases of LS with different PTPN11 mutations (p.Y279C and p.T468P). To elucidate the pathogenesis of multiple lentigines in LS, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical analyses of...
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