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The focal facial dermal dysplasias: phenotypic spectrum and molecular genetic heterogeneity.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2017
Lee Beom Hee, Aggarwal Aneel, Slavotinek Anne, Edelmann Lisa, Chen Brenden, Desnick Robert J
Abstract excerpt
Focal facial dermal dysplasias (FFDDs) are rare genetic/developmental disorders characterised by bilateral 'scar-like' facial lesions. Four subtypes are classified by the bitemporal (FFDD1-3) or preauricular (FFDD4) lesion location. FFDD1-3 are differentiated by additional facial abnormalities and inheritance patterns. Although the genetic defects causing FFDD1 and FFDD2 remain unknown, recent studies identified...
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