Genodermatoses

Genodermatoses

Abstract Genetic skin diseases encompass a spectrum from the common to the rare. It is important for the clinician to be alert to the possibility that the patient may be presenting for the first time with one or more features of a genetic disease so that appropriate investigation and counselling can...

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Published in:Medicine (Abingdon. 1995, UK ed.) UK ed.), 2013-07, Vol.41 (7), p.394-399
Main Author: Burrows, Nigel P
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
cancer syndromes
collagen
epidermolysis bullosa
filaggrin
genodermatoses
ichthyosis
Internal Medicine
keratinization
pseudoxanthoma elasticum
vascular anomalies
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Summary:Abstract Genetic skin diseases encompass a spectrum from the common to the rare. It is important for the clinician to be alert to the possibility that the patient may be presenting for the first time with one or more features of a genetic disease so that appropriate investigation and counselling can take place. Recent discoveries have helped the understanding of many of these disorders. A few common and important genodermatoses are highlighted in this article.
ISSN:1357-3039
1878-9390