Regional difference in expression of characteristic abnormality of harlequin ichthyosis in affected fetuses

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Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe congenital ichthyosis in which newborn infants are covered with a thick plate of stratum corneum. We examined skin specimens from a variety of regions of the body including the scalp, face, tongue, trunk, upper and lower extremities, digits, palms, and soles of three fetuses affected with HI that were diagnosed prenatally. In all the skin regions, characteristic morphological...

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