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Effective treatment by glycolic acid peeling for cutaneous manifestation of familial generalized acanthosis nigricans caused by FGFR3 mutation.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Mar 2016
Ichiyama S, Funasaka Y, Otsuka Y, Takayama R, Kawana S, Saeki H, Kubo A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) can occur as a cutaneous manifestation of genetic diseases, one of which is associated with activating mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene (FGFR3). OBJECTIVE: We explored familial AN patients with FGFR3 mutations and examined the effectiveness of glycolic acid (GA) peeling in improving their skin manifestations. METHODS: Sanger sequencing was performed...
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