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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare hereditary disorder that has recently been classified as a chromosomal instability syndrome. As in Fanconi anemia and ataxia telangiectasia, spontaneous and inducible chromosomal aberrations primarily of the chromatid type are increased in patients with IP. Both Fanconi anemia and ataxia telangiectasia are genetic diseases that predispose to cancer. A case report of an infant with IP and malignancy (rhabdoid tumor of the kidney) is presented, and five previously reported cases of this association are reviewed. The malignancies in all of these cases occurred before age three, whereas malignancy associated with Fanconi anemia and ataxia telangiectasia tends to appear in late childhood or in adulthood. The chromosomal instability seen with IP may increase the risk for malignancy in young children.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2370-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Incontinentia pigmenti, a chromosomal instability syndrome, is associated with childhood malignancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38101.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't