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A founder deletion in ECM1 of 1163 bp causes lipoid proteinosis in the southeast region of Turkiye.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2024
Taşdelen Elifcan, Sezer Abdullah, An Isa
Abstract excerpt
Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is an inherited disorder characterized by the accumulation of hyaline-like material in the skin, oral cavity, and larynx. The primary symptoms include hoarseness, restricted tongue movements, and various skin lesions. LP is caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the ECM1 gene. We studied 20 patients from nine different families with LP, 19 of whom are from Şanlıurfa in the southeastern...
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