Skin: Hereditary Disorders

Laura D Corden, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
WH Irwin McLean, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland
Alan D Irvine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

Published online: January 2006

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005525

There are many disorders with skin phenotypes for which the underlying molecular defect is now known. These include blistering diseases, pigmentary disorders, disorders of cornification and those with tumor predisposition.

Keywords: skin disorder; genodermatoses; epidermis; dermis; dermatology

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 Web Links
    ePath Intermediate Filament Mutation Database. By Cassidy AJ, Irvine AD, Lane EB and McLean WHI (2002) http://www.interfil.org

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Cell Cytoskeleton | Multicellularity | Cell Biology of Organogenesis | Structure of Cell–Cell Interactions | Molecular Genetics of Common and Complex Disease | Specific Genetic Disorders
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Corden, Laura D, McLean, WH Irwin, and Irvine, Alan D(Jan 2006) Skin: Hereditary Disorders. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0005525]