Article
[Identification of gene mutation and prenatal diagnosis in a family with X-linked ichthyosis].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Nov 2016
Huang Ji-Wei, Tang Ning, Li Wu-Gao, Li Zhe-Tao, Luo Shi-Qiang, Li Jing-Wen, Huang Jun, Yan Ti-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
X-linked ichthyosis (XLI) is a metabolic disease with steroid sulfatase deficiency and often occurs at birth or shortly after birth. The encoding gene of steroid sulfatase, STS, is located on the short arm of the X chromosome, and STS deletion or mutation can lead to the development of this disease. This study collected the data on the clinical phenotype from a family, and the proband, a boy aged 11 years with...
Topics
- Child
- Humans
- Ichthyosis, X-Linked
- Male
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Steryl-Sulfatase
