| Literature DB >> 19706093 |
David F McDermott1, Bryan Gammon, Peter J Snijders, Ihunanya Mbata, Beth Phifer, A Howland Hartley, Chyi-Chia Richard Lee, Philip M Murphy, Sam T Hwang.
Abstract
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a rare genodermatosis characterized by abnormal susceptibility to infection with specific human papillomavirus serotypes. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a genetically heterogeneous disease, and autosomal recessive and X-linked inheritance patterns have been reported. Nonsense mutations in the genes EVER1 and EVER2 have been identified in over 75% of cases. We present epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a father and a son with typical histologic and clinical findings that occur in the absence of mutations in EVER1 or EVER2. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis in this father/son pair in a nonconsanguinous pedigree is consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance. This is the first report of autosomal dominant transmission of epidermodysplasia verruciformis, providing further evidence of the genetic heterogeneity of epidermodysplasia verruciformis.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19706093 PMCID: PMC3398466 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00853.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Dermatol ISSN: 0736-8046 Impact factor: 1.588