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A novel homozygous variant in the dsp gene underlies the first case of non-syndromic form of alopecia.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Nov 2015
Jan Abid, Basit Sulman, Wakil Salma M, Ramzan Khushnooda, Ahmad Wasim
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive forms of hair loss (alopecia) disorders have previously been associated with variants in at least five different genes including hairless (HR), desmoglein-4 (DSG4), desmocollin-3 (DSC3), lipase-H (LIPH), and lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 (LPAR6). Here, we report the first familial case of alopecia resulting from a novel homozygous variant in the DSP gene. Since previous reports indicated...
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