Oji, V., Traupe, H. and Hennies, Hans C. (2009) Molecular characterization of ichthyoses. New aspects of terminology and classification. Medizinische Genetik, 21 (4). pp. 479-486. ISSN 0936-5931
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Ichthyoses comprise an etiologically heterogeneous group of Mendelian disorders of cornification (MEDOC) that affect the entire integument and are characterized by hyperkeratosis and/or visible scaling. In recent years basic research has elucidated the genetic basis of almost all ichthyosis forms and enormously improved diagnostic facilities. The Network for Ichthyoses and Related Keratinization Disorders (NIRK; www.netzwerk-ichthyose.de) and the patient support organization Selbsthilfe Ichthyose e. V. (www.ichthyose.de) provide helpful contact points for physicians and patients in Germany. The first worldwide Ichthyosis Consensus Classification was approved in August 2009. Its nosology is based on clinical presentation but also reflects pathogenic aspects. The major criterion is the distinction between syndromic and non-syndromic forms. Controversial disease names have been re-defined: Ichthyoses due to keratin mutations are referred to under the new umbrella term keratinopathic ichthyosis (KPI), which comprises epidermolytic ichthyosis (mutation in keratin 1 or 10) and superficial epidermolytic ichthyosis (keratin 2). The term autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) represents the umbrella for harlequin ichthyosis and for the group of lamellar ichthyosis and congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. The international classification should serve as a reference for future research into these diseases, including further genotype-phenotype correlation studies.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Unmapped bibliographic data: ST - Molecular characterization of ichthyoses. New aspects of terminology and classification [Field not mapped to EPrints] LB - 102 [Field not mapped to EPrints] RP - Not in File [Field not mapped to EPrints] |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Molecular |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics |
Schools: | School of Applied Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Hans Hennies |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2016 08:32 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 12:05 |
URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/28792 |
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