Second-Hit Somatic Mutations in Mevalonate Pathway Genes Underlie Porokeratosis
Atzmony L, Choate KA. Second-Hit Somatic Mutations in Mevalonate Pathway Genes Underlie Porokeratosis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2019, 139: 2409-2411. PMID: 31753123, PMCID: PMC7962864, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhenotypic expansion of POFUT1 loss of function mutations in a disorder featuring segmental dyspigmentation with eczematous and folliculo‐centric lesions
Atzmony L, Zaki TD, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. Phenotypic expansion of POFUT1 loss of function mutations in a disorder featuring segmental dyspigmentation with eczematous and folliculo‐centric lesions. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2019, 179: 2469-2473. PMID: 31566882, PMCID: PMC7914397, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDowling-Degos diseasePhenotypic expansionMosaic disordersFunction mutationsDistinct clinical presentationsSomatic copy-neutral lossGermline heterozygous mutationsWhole-exome sequencingClinical presentationEczematous plaquesFollicular papulesAffected skinSkin diseasesBlaschko's linesCopy-neutral lossHeterozygous mutationsReticulated hyperpigmentationExome sequencingNormal keratinocytesPostzygotic mutationDisordersExpression levelsSomatic mutationsLesionsKeratinocytes