Dowling-Degos disease with mutations in POFUT1 is clinicopathologically distinct from reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura

Br J Dermatol. 2015 Aug;173(2):584-6. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13702. Epub 2015 Jun 29.

Authors

M Kono¹, M Suganuma¹, H Takama², I Zarzoso³, M Saritha⁴, D Bodet³, S Aboobacker⁴, K Kaliaperumal⁴, T Suzuki⁵, Y Tomita¹, K Sugiura¹, M Akiyama¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
² Takama Dermatology Clinic, Kasugai, 486-0844, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, 08035, Spain.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Madagadipet, 605107, India.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.

PMID: 25639155
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13702

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age of Onset
Diagnosis, Differential
Fucosyltransferases / genetics*
Glucosyltransferases / genetics
Heterozygote
Humans
Hyperpigmentation / diagnosis*
Hyperpigmentation / genetics
Middle Aged
Mutation / genetics*
Pedigree
Skin Diseases, Genetic / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases, Genetic / genetics
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / genetics
Young Adult

Substances

Fucosyltransferases
Glucosyltransferases
POGLUT1 protein, human
polypeptide fucosyltransferase

Supplementary concepts

Dowling-Degos Disease