Item Type: | Article |
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Title: | Connexin-26-Mutation bei "Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness"-Syndrom (KID-Syndrom) [Connexin 26 mutation and keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome] |
Creators Name: | Binder, B., Hennies, H.C., Kraschl, R. and Smolle, J. |
Abstract: | Background: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome (KID syndrome) is an extremely rare disorder. Inheritance is autosomal dominant but many cases occur sporadically following a spontaneous mutation. The cause of KID syndrome are missense mutations of the gene GJB2, encoding connexin 26. Patients and Methods: We clinically studied two cases of KID syndrome and extracted genomic DNA from peripheral blood. Results: The patients showed different heterozygous mutations of the connexin 26 gene and had quite different clinical courses. Conclusions: Both patients showed heterozygous mutations of the connexin 26 gene; a different Cx26 dominant mutation can cause a very different clinical course. |
Keywords: | Connexin 26 Mutation, Gap Junctions, KID Syndrome |
Source: | Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft : JDDG |
ISSN: | 1610-0379 |
Volume: | 3 |
Number: | 2 |
Page Range: | 105-108 |
Date: | 1 January 2005 |
Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1610-0378.2005.04748.x |
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