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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) is a group of inherited disorders of cornification in which progress has recently been made in the identification of pathogenic mechanisms causing the disease. Transglutaminase 1 (TGM1) has been found as a defective gene in a large fraction of patients with lamellar ichthyosis (LI), a severe inherited scaling disorder of the skin. We have previously performed molecular genetic studies of 38Finnish ARCI families and found six different mutations in 13 families of 38 (34%). In this study we compared the molecular genetic alterations with clinical and electron microscopic findings of these patients. Families were classified by electron microscopy in ichthyosis congenita (IC) types I, II, III, IV and a non-defined group. TGM 1 gene mutation was found in all of the IC type II and 1/3 of the IC type 1 families. Although electron microscopy is not always used to classify ARCI patients, it can distinguish groups which are parallel with molecular genetic findings. This finding might be useful in the classification of ARCI patients for further linkage studies. Clinically typical phenotype of the TGM1 mutation carrier includes large, thick, brownish scales, but ichthyosis of some of these patients tends to be milder.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1018-4813
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
625-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Genes, Recessive, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Ichthyosis, Lamellar, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Leg, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Neck, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Retinoids, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:10482949-Transglutaminases
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical and morphological correlations for transglutaminase 1 gene mutations in autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Laboratory Department of Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland. Elina.Laiho@HUCH.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't