Medicine:Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria
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| Specialty | Dermatology |
Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria is a type of pigmentation disorder of the skin.[1] It is characterized by dark and light spots formed like lace in a generalized distribution.[1]
Both autosomal dominant and recessive inheritance have been reported with the disorder.[2]
It has been associated with mutations in genes SASH1 and ABCB6.[citation needed]
It is a rare genodermatosis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "36. Disturbances of pigmentation" (in en). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 865–866. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=UEaEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA865.
- ↑ "Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria: evidence for autosomal recessive inheritance and identification of a new locus on chromosome 12q21-q23". Clinical Genetics 73 (6): 566–572. June 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01000.x. PMID 18462451.
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