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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 18/09/2008
Symbol EHK1
Location 12q13
Name epidermolytic hyperkeratosis 1
Other name(s) bullous erythroderma ichthyosiformis congenita of Brocq
Corresponding gene KRT1
Other symbol(s) BCIE
Main clinical features
  • early formation of clumps and perinuclear shells due to an abnormal arrangement of tonofibrils
  • skin lesions before the first birthday and 71p 100 have lesions at birth, with notable perinatal mortality and childhood morbidity from epidermal erosions and infections
  • Genetic determination autosomal dominant
    Function/system disorder dermatology
    Type disease
    Gene product
    Name keratin 1, type II (KRT1)
    Remark(s)