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CHILD syndrome: A modified pathogenesis-targeted therapeutic approach.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2018
Bergqvist Christina, Abdallah Bilal, Hasbani Divina-Justina, Abbas Ossama, Kibbi Abdul Ghani, Hamie Lamiaa, Kurban Mazen, Rubeiz Nelly
Abstract excerpt
Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosiform nevus and Limb Defects (CHILD syndrome) is a rare X-linked dominant genodermatosis caused by mutations in the NAD(P) dependent steroid dehydrogenase-like protein gene. Its defect leads to accumulation of toxic metabolic intermediates upstream from the pathway block and to the deficiency of bulk cholesterol, probably leading to altered keratinocyte membrane function,...
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