Article
Mutations in mevalonate pathway genes in patients with familial or sporadic porokeratosis.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Jul 2018
Leng Yunji, Yan Lulu, Feng Hongquan, Chen Chen, Wang Shusen, Luo Yang, Cao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Porokeratosis comprises heterogeneous keratinization disorders that are characterized by one or more atrophic patches surrounded by a ridge-like cornoid lamella. In this study, we evaluated seven families affected by porokeratosis and five sporadic patients of the disease in a Chinese population. We performed Sanger sequencing of exons and flanking intron-exon boundaries of mevalonate pathway genes (MVD, MVK,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
