Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome, Atypical Connexin GJB2 Gene Mutation, and Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: More Than a Random Association?

Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by skin lesions, neurosensorial hypoacusia, and keratitis, usually due to the c.148G→A mutation involving the connexin 26 gene. We report on a KID patient who showed the atypical c.101T→C mutation and developed...

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Main Authors: Claudio Fozza, Fausto Poddie, Salvatore Contini, Antonio Galleu, Francesca Cottoni, Maurizio Longinotti, Francesco Cucca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/848461