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Nonsyndromic Aplasia Cutis Congenita
A skin disease characterized by localized areas of missing skin that resemble ulcers or oopen wounds in new borns and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the BMS1 gene on chromosome 10q11.
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Overview
A skin disease characterized by localized areas of missing skin that resemble ulcers or oopen wounds in new borns and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the BMS1 gene on chromosome 10q11.
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