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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK) is a congenital autosomal dominant ichthyosis. The disorder is characterized by blistering, especially at birth and during childhood, and hyperkeratosis. EHK presents striking clinical heterogeneity, particularly regarding extent of body surface involvement, quality of scale, presence or absence of erythroderma, and palmar/plantar involvement. Histological examination of hematoxylin-eosin stained sections of EHK skin show a tremendously thickened stratum corneum and vacuolar degeneration of the upper epidermis, leading to the term "epidermolytic hyperkeratosis". Genetic studies have revealed that defects in either keratin 1 or keratin 10 are responsible for the disorder in several patients, and provide a means for prenatal diagnosis in at-risk pregnancies in these families. An understanding of the relationship of keratin structure to its function in vivo in human epidermis may lead to the development of novel therapies for EHK.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0278-145X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
202-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Genetic Studies Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review