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Identification of a recurrent nonsense mutation in HR gene responsible for atrichia with papular lesions in two Kashmiri families.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 May 2020
Ali Ghazanfar, Awan Naheed Bashir, Sadia, Khawaja Abdul Waheed, Foo Jia Nee, Khor Chiea Chuen, Chang Chu-Hua, Chew Elaine GuoYan, Kiani Farhat Rafique, Jelani Musharraf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital atrichia (CA) is a rare form of irreversible alopecia with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. This form of hair loss is mainly associated with mutations in the human hairless (HR) gene located at chromosome 8p21.3. An additional unique feature atrichia with papular lesions (APL) comprises keratin-filled cysts known as papules. The present study aimed to uncover the underlying...
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