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The first Mal de Meleda case in Libya: identification of a SLURP1 mutation.

Authors :
Bchetnia, Mbarka
Bozgia, Mariam
Laroussi, Nadia
Ben Brick, Ahlem Sabrine
Charfeddine, Cherine
Ben Halim, Nizar
Mokni, Mourad
Boubaker, Mohamed Samir
Abdelhak, Sonia
Source :
International Journal of Dermatology; Dec2015, Vol. 54 Issue 12, p1426-1428, 3p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article presents a case study of a consanguineous family in Ben Ghazi, Libya which was presented to a laboratory in Tunisia due to a clinical diagnosis of Mal de Meleda (MDM) disease. MDM is a rare autosomal recessive palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK). In the study, the family was diagnosed to have the p.G86R mutation of MDM.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00119059
Volume :
54
Issue :
12
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
International Journal of Dermatology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
111003790
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.12373