Confirmation of the origin of NISCH syndrome - PubMed (original) (raw)

Case Reports

Confirmation of the origin of NISCH syndrome

L Feldmeyer et al. Hum Mutat. 2006 May.

Abstract

Neonatal ichthyosis-sclerosing cholangitis (NISCH) syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive ichthyosis syndrome characterized by scalp hypotrichosis, scarring alopecia, ichthyosis, and sclerosing cholangitis, was described for the first time in 2002. It is caused by a mutation in the gene coding for the tight junction protein claudin-1. Only four patients carrying the same mutation of the CLDN1 gene have been described until now. We report a patient presenting with the clinical characteristics of NISCH syndrome and carrying a novel mutation in the CLDN1 gene.

(c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources