Ichthyosis-hypotrichosis syndrome
Synonyms: Hypotrichosis-congenital ichthyosis syndrome | IFAH syndrome | IHS | Ichthyosis-follicular atrophoderma-hypotrichosis syndrome | Ichthyosis-follicular atrophoderma-hypotrichosis-hypohidrosis syndrome
Ichthyosis-hypotrichosis syndrome is characterised by congenital ichthyosis and hypotrichosis. It has been described in three members of a consanguineous Arab Israeli family. The syndrome is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and is caused by a missense mutation in the ST14 gene encoding the recently identified protease matriptase. Analysis of skin samples from the patients suggests that this enzyme plays a role in epidermal desquamation.
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