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Palmoplantar Keratoderma and Congenital Alopecia 1
An ectodermal dysplasia characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of severe hyperkeratosis, congenital alopecia, and in some patients nail anomalies that is caused by heterozygous mutation in GJA1 on 6q22.31.
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Overview
An ectodermal dysplasia characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of severe hyperkeratosis, congenital alopecia, and in some patients nail anomalies that is caused by heterozygous mutation in GJA1 on 6q22.31.
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