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(Redirected from Ectodermal dysplasia-skin fragility syndrome) Medical condition
Skin fragility syndrome
Other namesPlakophilin 1 deficiency
This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
SpecialtyDermatology

Skin fragility syndrome (also known as "plakophilin 1 deficiency") is a cutaneous condition characterized by trauma-induced blisters and erosions.

It is associated with PKP1.

See also

References

  1. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  2. McMillan JR, Haftek M, Akiyama M, et al. (July 2003). "Alterations in desmosome size and number coincide with the loss of keratinocyte cohesion in skin with homozygous and heterozygous defects in the desmosomal protein plakophilin 1". J. Invest. Dermatol. 121 (1): 96–103. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12324.x. PMID 12839569.

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ClassificationD
Cytoskeletal defects
Microfilaments
Myofilament
Actin
Myosin
Troponin
Tropomyosin
Titin
Other
IF
1/2
3
4
5
Microtubules
Kinesin
Dynein
Other
Membrane

Ankyrin: Long QT syndrome 4

Catenin
Other
Related topics: Cytoskeletal proteins


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