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A recurrent mutation of GJB6 in a big Chinese family with Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
Hereditas - 25 Aug 2020
Zhan Yi, Luo Shuaihantian, Pi Zixin, Zhang Guiying
Abstract excerpt
Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a rare inherited syndrome characterised by nail dystrophy, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and alopecia. Four mutations (p.G11R, p.A88V, p.V37E and p.D50N) in gap junction beta 6 (GJB6) gene, which codes connexin30 protein, have been found to cause HED in different populations. Here, we reported a big Chinese family in which 24 patients over five generations were suffered with...
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