Incontinentia Pigmenti in a Newborn with NEMO Mutation
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 308-311, 2011.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-123272
ABSTRACT
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) (OMIM #308300) is a rare X-linked dominant neuroectodermal multisystemic syndrome due to mutations in the gene for NF-kappaB essential modulator (NEMO). A term newborn girl who was born with erythematous vesicular eruptions developed recurrent seizures during the first and second weeks of her life. The serial MRIs demonstrated diffuse, progressive brain infarctions and subsequent encephalomalacia as well as brain atrophy. Skin biopsy found it was consistent with the vesicular stage of IP. Genetic analysis revealed a deletion exon 4-10 in NEMO gene associated with IP. We hereby report a Korean female baby with IP confirmed by mutation analysis of NEMO gene.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin
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Incontinentia Pigmenti
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Brain
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DNA Mutational Analysis
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Asian People
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I-kappa B Kinase
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Mutation
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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