Medicine:Tricho–rhino–phalangeal syndrome type 2

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Tricho–rhino–phalangeal syndrome type 2
Other namestrichorhinophalangeal syndrome with exostosis[1]

Tricho–rhino–phalangeal syndrome type 2 (also known as Langer–Giedion syndrome) is a genetic disorder consisting of fine and sparse scalp hair, thin nails, pear-shaped broad nose, and cone-shaped epiphyses of the middle phalanges of some fingers and toes.[2]:578[3]

It has been associated with TRPS1.[4]

See also

  • Skin lesion
  • List of cutaneous conditions

References

  1. "Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II". NIH. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/trichorhinophalangeal-syndrome-type-ii#synonyms. 
  2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN:0-7216-2921-0.
  3. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 716. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1. 
  4. "Mutations in a new gene, encoding a zinc-finger protein, cause tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome type I". Nat. Genet. 24 (1): 71–4. January 2000. doi:10.1038/71717. PMID 10615131. 

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