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The first Danish family reported with an AQP5 mutation presenting diffuse non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma of Bothnian type, hyperhidrosis and frequent Corynebacterium infections: a case report.
BMC dermatology - 3 Jun 2016
Krøigård Anne Bruun, Hetland Liv Eline, Clemmensen Ole, Blaydon Diana C, Hertz Jens Michael, Bygum Anette
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An autosomal dominant form of diffuse non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma, palmoplantar keratoderma of Bothnian type, is caused by mutations in the AQP5 gene encoding the cell-membrane water channel protein aquaporin 5 leading to defective epidermal-water-barrier function in the epidermis of the palms and soles. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the first Danish family diagnosed with diffuse...
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