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[DSRAD gene mutations in three families with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria]
1Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China. yongyang81@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To identify the DSRAD gene; mutations in three Chinese families with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria.
Methods:
All exons of DSRAD gene were analyzed in each person of these families with PCR-DNA sequencing. DNA samples from 100 unrelated, normally pigmented adult individuals were also included as control.
Results:
We identified a missense mutation of C3220T (R1074C) in DSRAD gene in family A, and another missense mutation of G3325T (D1109Y) in DSRAD gene in family B and C. No same mutation was found in unaffected individuals in the families and the controls.
Conclusion:
We found two special missense mutations in DSRAD gene in three families of dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria. These mutations may impair DSRAD protein function, and as a consequence, cause skin dyschromatosis.
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