2018
Mutations in PERP Cause Dominant and Recessive Keratoderma
Duchatelet S, Boyden LM, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Zhou J, Guibbal L, Hu R, Lim YH, Bole-Feysot C, Nitschké P, Santos-Simarro F, de Lucas R, Milstone LM, Gildenstern V, Helfrich YR, Attardi LD, Lifton RP, Choate KA, Hovnanian A. Mutations in PERP Cause Dominant and Recessive Keratoderma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2018, 139: 380-390. PMID: 30321533, PMCID: PMC6586468, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal truncationsIntercellular adhesionEpidermal biologyEpidermal differentiation markersEpidermal homeostasisDesmosomal componentsDesmosomal proteinsGenetic determinantsDifferentiation markersEssential roleMutationsUnrelated kindredsDesmosomesProteinPERPOlmsted syndromePalmoplantar keratodermaGenesCrucial componentHeterozygosityBiologyHomeostasisKeratinization disordersKeratodermaHomozygosity
2016
Palmoplantar Keratoderma in Costello Syndrome Responsive to Acitretin
Marukian NV, Levinsohn JL, Craiglow BG, Milstone LM, Choate KA. Palmoplantar Keratoderma in Costello Syndrome Responsive to Acitretin. Pediatric Dermatology 2016, 34: 160-162. PMID: 28008647, DOI: 10.1111/pde.13057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCostello syndromePalmoplantar keratodermaCoarse facial featuresMultisystem congenital disorderSevere palmoplantar keratodermaDermatologic findingsAcanthosis nigricansKeratosis pilarisSystemic administrationSevere casesCardiac defectsCutaneous papillomasSkin redundancyCongenital disorderIntellectual disabilityAcitretinFunctional consequencesKeratodermaPatientsMalignancyPapillomasPilarisSyndromeAdministrationFacial featuresConnexin channels in congenital skin disorders
Lilly E, Sellitto C, Milstone LM, White TW. Connexin channels in congenital skin disorders. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2016, 50: 4-12. PMID: 26775130, PMCID: PMC4779425, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsConnexin mutationsDifferent connexin genesSubtle functional differencesConnexin functionConnexin genesDominant gainConnexin channelsHeteromeric hemichannelsSpectrum of phenotypesFunctional roleConnexin 26 mutationsFunctional differencesCongenital skin disorderMutationsGap junctionsHemichannelsCalcium regulationConnexinsConnexin 43Detailed understandingCalcium permeabilitySkin disordersPalmoplantar keratodermaDeafness syndromeGenes
2014
The molecular genetic analysis of the expanding pachyonychia congenita case collection
Wilson N, O'Toole E, Milstone L, Hansen C, Shepherd A, Al‐Asadi E, Schwartz M, McLean W, Sprecher E, Smith F. The molecular genetic analysis of the expanding pachyonychia congenita case collection. British Journal Of Dermatology 2014, 171: 343-355. PMID: 24611874, PMCID: PMC4282083, DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPachyonychia congenitaInternational Pachyonychia Congenita Research RegistryClinical diagnosisPeripheral blood leucocytesFollicular keratosisResearch RegistryBlood leucocytesOral leucokeratosisNail dystrophyKeratin mutationsUnreported mutationsPalmoplantar keratodermaChain reaction productsCase collectionDiagnosisKRT6CKRT6APolymerase chain reaction productsMolecular genetic analysisKRT6BKRT16KRT17Keratin genesMutationsTotal number
2011
A Large Mutational Study in Pachyonychia Congenita
Wilson NJ, Leachman SA, Hansen CD, McMullan AC, Milstone LM, Schwartz ME, McLean WH, Hull PR, Smith FJ. A Large Mutational Study in Pachyonychia Congenita. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2011, 131: 1018-1024. PMID: 21326300, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPachyonychia congenitaFrame insertion/deletion mutationsPainful palmoplantar keratodermaAdditional clinical featuresHeterozygous splice site mutationClinical featuresFollicular keratosisRare autosomal dominant skin disorderOral leukokeratosisNail dystrophyAutosomal dominant skin disorderSkin disordersHeterozygous missenseClinical diagnosisHeterozygous mutationsDominant skin disorderHotspot codonsPalmoplantar keratodermaKRT6AKRT16KRT17Splice site mutationKRT6BCongenitaPersonalized medicine