Advances in the understanding of dyskeratosis congenita
โ Scribed by Amanda J. Walne; Inderjeet Dokal
- Book ID
- 108676204
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Volume
- 145
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1048
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Dyskeratosis congenita is an X-linked recessive disorder with diagnostic dermatological features, bone marrow hypofunction, and a predisposition to neoplasia in early adult life. Linkage analysis was undertaken in an extensive family with the condition using the Xg blood group and 17 cloned X chromo
Dyskeratosis congenita is a progressive bone-marrow failure syndrome that is characterized by abnormal skin pigmentation, leukoplakia and nail dystrophy 1,2 . X-linked, autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant inheritance have been found in different pedigrees. The X-linked form of the disease is