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Olsen EA, Harries M, Tosti A, Bergfeld W, Blume-Peytavi U, Callender V, Chasapi V, Correia O, Cotsarelis G, Dhurat R, Dlova N, Doche I, Enechukwu N, Grimalt R, Itami S, Hordinsky M, Khobzei K, Lee WS, Malakar S, Messenger A, McMichael A, Mirmirani P, Ovcharenko Y, Papanikou S, Pinto GM, Piraccini BM, Pirmez R, Reygagne P, Roberts J, Rudnicka L, Saceda-Corralo D, Shapiro J, Silyuk T, Sinclair R, Soares RO, Souissi A, Vogt A, Washenik K, Zlotogorski A, Canfield D, Vano-Galvan S. Guidelines for clinical trials of frontal fibrosing alopecia: consensus recommendations from the International FFA Cooperative Group (IFFACG). Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:1221-1231. [PMID: 34105768 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) has become one of the most common causes of cicatricial alopecia worldwide. However, there is a lack of clear aetiology and robust clinical trial evidence for the efficacy and safety of agents currently used for treatment. OBJECTIVES To enable data to be collected worldwide on FFA using common criteria and assessment methods. METHODS A multicentre, international group of experts in hair loss was convened by email to create consensus recommendations for clinical trials. Consensus was defined at > 90% agreement on each recommended part of these guidelines. RESULTS Standardized diagnostic criteria, severity rating, staging, and investigator and patient assessment of scalp hair loss and other clinical features of FFA were created. CONCLUSIONS These guidelines should allow the collection of reliable aggregate data on FFA and advance efforts in both clinical and basic research to close knowledge gaps in this condition.
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- E A Olsen
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- University of Manchester, MAHSC and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center and Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Andreas Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Centro Dermatologia Epidermis, Porto, Portugal
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- LTM Medical College & Hospital Sion, Mumbai, India
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- University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
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- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Kyiv Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- Rita Skin Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Vallejo, CA, USA
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- V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay - Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Centre Sabouraud, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- Northwest Dermatology Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Ramón y Cajal Hospital, IRYCIS, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Hair Treatment and Transplantation Center Private Practice, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- University of Melbourne and Sinclair Dermatology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Cuf Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Charité-Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Bosley Medical Group, Beverly Hills, CA and New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Canfield Scientific, Inc, Parsippany, NJ, USA
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- Ramón y Cajal Hospital, IRYCIS, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain
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Khoury T, Kuint R, Molho-Pessach V, Ramot Y, Abu Rmeileh A, Elpeleg O, Berkman N, Zlotogorski A, Ilan Y. STAT3-gain of function mutation as a cause of severe bronchiectasis and multi-organ autoimmunity; A case report. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1592253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dodiuk‐Gad R, Cohen‐Barak E, Khayat M, Milo H, Amariglio‐Diskin L, Danial‐Faran N, Sah M, Ziv M, Shani‐Adir A, Amichai B, Zlotogorski A, Borochowitz Z, Rozenman D, Shalev S. Response to ‘Darier disease in Israel: combined evaluation of genetic and neuropsychiatric aspects’: reply from the authors. Br J Dermatol 2016; 175:224. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R.P. Dodiuk‐Gad
- Department of Dermatology Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
- Division of Dermatology Department of Medicine Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
- Genetic Institute Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
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- Genetic Institute Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
- Genetic Institute Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Sheba Medical Center Tel‐Hashomer Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center Jerusalem Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
- The Simon Winter Institute for Human Genetics Bnei‐Zion Medical Center Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Haifa Israel
- Genetic Institute Haemek Medical Center Afula Israel
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Montealegre G, Reinhardt A, Brogan P, Berkun Y, Zlotogorski A, Brown D, Gao L, Dare J, Schalm S, Klausmeier T, Murias S, Chapelle D, Kim H, Judd S, O'Brien M, de Jesus A, Kost B, Paul S, Colbert R, Brofferio A, Lee C, Hadigan C, Heller T, Waldman M, Rother K, Goldbach-Mansky R. THU0571 Preliminary Response To Janus Kinase Inhibition with Baricitinib in Chronic Atypical Neutrophilic Dermatosis with Lipodystrophy and Elevated Temperatures (CANDLE). Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Shreberk-Hassidim R, Hassidim A, Adler N, Horev L, Maly A, Zlotogorski A, Ramot Y. Squamous cell carcinoma in situ
in association with HPV 11 in Netherton's syndrome patient: a case report. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30:e232-e234. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- R. Shreberk-Hassidim
- Department of Dermatology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Plastic surgery; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Plastic surgery; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Pathology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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Dodiuk-Gad R, Cohen-Barak E, Khayat M, Milo H, Amariglio-Diskin L, Danial-Faran N, Sah M, Ziv M, Shani-Adir A, Amichai B, Zlotogorski A, Borochowitz Z, Rozenman D, Shalev S. Darier disease in Israel: combined evaluation of genetic and neuropsychiatric aspects. Br J Dermatol 2015; 174:562-8. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- R.P. Dodiuk-Gad
- Department of Dermatology; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
- Division of Dermatology; Department of Medicine; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
- Genetic Institute; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
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- Genetic Institute; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
- Genetic Institute; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Sheba Medical Center; Tel-Hashomer Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
- The Simon Winter Institute for Human Genetics; Bnei-Zion Medical Center; Haifa Israel
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- Department of Dermatology; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
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- The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Haifa Israel
- Genetic Institute; Haemek Medical Center; Afula Israel
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Torrelo A, Colmenero I, Requena L, Paller A, Ramot Y, Lee CCR, Vera A, Zlotogorski A, Goldbach-Mansky R, Kutzner H. Histological and Immunohistochemical Features of the Skin Lesions in CANDLE Syndrome. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2015. [PMCID: PMC4599925 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-13-s1-p154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Montealegre G, Reinhardt A, Brogan P, Berkun Y, Zlotogorski A, Brown D, Chira P, Gao L, Dare J, Schalm S, Merino R, Chapelle D, Kim H, Judd S, O'Brien M, De Jesus AA, Kim Y, Kost B, Huang Y, Paul S, Brofferio A, Lee CC, Hadigan C, Heller T, Minniti C, Rother K, Goldbach-Mansky R. Preliminary response to Janus kinase inhibition with baricitinib in chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperatures (CANDLE). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2015. [PMCID: PMC4597264 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-13-s1-o31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Shreberk-Hassidim R, Ramot Y, Maly A, Horev L, Zlotogorski A. Kerion celsi of the vulva: an unusual location. J Mycol Med 2014; 24:359-60. [PMID: 25459677 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Revised: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- R Shreberk-Hassidim
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
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Ramot Y, Tetro T, Levi I, Zlotogorski A. Remission of long-standing alopecia universalis after human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Exp Dermatol 2014; 39:399-400. [PMID: 24450742 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Y Ramot
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, PO BOX 12000, Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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- Y Ramot
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Levy-Lahad E, Elkan-Navon P, Segel R, Pierce SB, Walsh T, Barash J, Padeh S, Zlotogorski A, Berkun YY, Press JJ, Mukamel M, Hashkes PJ, Harel LL, Tekin M, Yalcinkaya F, Kasapcopur O, Emirogullari EF, Lee MK, Klevit RE, Renbaum PF, Weinberg-Shukron A, Zeligson S, Marek-Yagel D, Shohat M, Singer A, Pras E, Rubinow AA, Anikster Y, King MC. OR13-002 Recessive mutations in CECR1, encoding adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2), cause systemic and cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC3952266 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s1-a264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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McElwee KJ, Gilhar A, Tobin DJ, Ramot Y, Sundberg JP, Nakamura M, Bertolini M, Inui S, Tokura Y, Jr LEK, Duque-Estrada B, Tosti A, Keren A, Itami S, Shoenfeld Y, Zlotogorski A, Paus R. What causes alopecia areata? Exp Dermatol 2013; 22:609-26. [PMID: 23947678 PMCID: PMC4094373 DOI: 10.1111/exd.12209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The pathobiology of alopecia areata (AA), one of the most frequent autoimmune diseases and a major unsolved clinical problem, has intrigued dermatologists, hair biologists and immunologists for decades. Simultaneously, both affected patients and the physicians who take care of them are increasingly frustrated that there is still no fully satisfactory treatment. Much of this frustration results from the fact that the pathobiology of AA remains unclear, and no single AA pathogenesis concept can claim to be universally accepted. In fact, some investigators still harbour doubts whether this even is an autoimmune disease, and the relative importance of CD8(+) T cells, CD4(+) T cells and NKGD2(+) NK or NKT cells and the exact role of genetic factors in AA pathogenesis remain bones of contention. Also, is AA one disease, a spectrum of distinct disease entities or only a response pattern of normal hair follicles to immunologically mediated damage? During the past decade, substantial progress has been made in basic AA-related research, in the development of new models for translationally relevant AA research and in the identification of new therapeutic agents and targets for future AA management. This calls for a re-evaluation and public debate of currently prevalent AA pathobiology concepts. The present Controversies feature takes on this challenge, hoping to attract more skin biologists, immunologists and professional autoimmunity experts to this biologically fascinating and clinically important model disease.
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- K. J. McElwee
- Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Laboratory for Skin, Research, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel Marta Bertolini
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- Centre for Skin Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA; Division of Dermatology, Skin Disease Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan Yoshiki Tokura
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Germany Yehuda Shoenfeld
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- Department of Regenerative Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA; Division of Dermatology, Skin Disease Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Instituto de Dermatologia Prof. Rubem David Azulay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Antonella Tosti
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Laboratory for Skin, Research, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel Marta Bertolini
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- Department of Regenerative Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Germany; Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK ,
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Dodiuk-Gad R, Lerner M, Breznitz Z, Cohen-Barak E, Ziv M, Shani-Adir A, Amichai B, Zlotogorski A, Shalev S, Rozenman D. Learning disabilities in Darier's disease patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013; 28:314-9. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- R. Dodiuk-Gad
- Department of Dermatology; Genetics Institute; Ha'emek Medical Center; Afula
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- The Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities at the University of Haifa; Haifa
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- The Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities at the University of Haifa; Haifa
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- Department of Dermatology; Genetics Institute; Ha'emek Medical Center; Afula
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- Department of Dermatology; Genetics Institute; Ha'emek Medical Center; Afula
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- Department of Dermatology; Genetics Institute; Ha'emek Medical Center; Afula
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- Department of Dermatology; Sheba Medical Center; Tel-Hashomer
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- Department of Dermatology; Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Genetics Institute; Ha'emek Medical Center; Afula
- Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine; Technion; Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa
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- Department of Dermatology; Genetics Institute; Ha'emek Medical Center; Afula
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Heyman SN, Milgrom Y, Sabag T, Zlotogorski A. Erythema ab igne of shins: A kerosene stove-induced prototype in diabetics. J Postgrad Med 2013; 59:56-7. [DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.109498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Dodiuk-Gad R, Cohen-Barak E, Ziv M, Shani-Adir A, Shalev S, Chazan B, Raz R, Colodner R, Amichai B, Zlotogorski A, Keness Y, Rozenman D. Bacteriological aspects of Darier’s disease. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012; 27:1405-9. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De Cruz R, Horev L, Green J, Babay S, Sladden M, Zlotogorski A, Sinclair R. A novel monilethrix mutation in coil 2A of KRT86 causing autosomal dominant monilethrix with incomplete penetrance. Br J Dermatol 2012; 166 Suppl 2:20-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10861.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dodiuk-Gad R, Cohen-Barak E, Ziv M, Shani-Adir A, Amichai B, Zlotogorski A, Shalev S, Rozenman D. Health-related quality of life among Darier’s disease patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011; 27:51-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04355.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Horev L, Babay S, Ramot Y, Saad-Edin B, Moorad S, Ingber A, Maly A, Zlotogorski A. Mutations in two genes on chromosome 13 resulting in a complex hair and skin phenotype due to two rare genodermatoses: KLICK and autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis simplex. Br J Dermatol 2011; 164:1113-6. [PMID: 21275938 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Morin G, Djeddi D, Braun K, Barois-Guilliot J, Tellai L, Lajarrige C, Demeer B, Bony H, Boudailliez B, Zlotogorski A, Mathieu M. CL028 - Syndrome H : une génodermatose méconnue caractérisée par des lésions hyperpigmentées et une atteinte multisystémique. Arch Pediatr 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(10)70244-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The H syndrome (OMIM 612391) is a recently described autosomal recessive disorder characterized by cutaneous hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, hepatosplenomegaly, heart anomalies, hearing loss, hypogonadism, short stature (low height), hyperglycaemia/diabetes mellitus, hallux valgus, and fixed flexion contractures of the toe and finger joints.(1,2) Histologically, there is an inflammatory infiltrate consisting mainly of histiocytes, later replaced by fibrosis of the deep dermis and subcutis.(3) In total, 31 patients have been reported in the literature with the clinical phenotype characteristic of this syndrome.(1-7)
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- T P Priya
- Diagnostics Division, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500001, India
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Horev L, Saad-Edin B, Ingber A, Zlotogorski A. A novel deletion mutation in P2RY5/LPA(6) gene cause autosomal recessive woolly hair with hypotrichosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009; 24:858-9. [PMID: 20015179 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03514.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Baris H, Zlotogorski A, Peretz-Amit G, Doviner V, Shohat M, Reznik-Wolf H, Pras E. A novelGJB6missense mutation in hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia 2 (Clouston syndrome) broadens its genotypic basis. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:1373-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08796.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Maydan G, Andresen BS, Madsen PP, Zeigler M, Raas-Rothschild A, Zlotogorski A, Gutman A, Korman SH. TAT gene mutation analysis in three Palestinian kindreds with oculocutaneous tyrosinaemia type II; characterization of a silent exonic transversion that causes complete missplicing by exon 11 skipping. J Inherit Metab Dis 2006; 29:620-6. [PMID: 16917729 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-006-0407-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2006] [Revised: 07/21/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Deficiency of the hepatic cytosolic enzyme tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) causes marked hypertyrosinaemia leading to painful palmoplantar hyperkeratoses, pseudodendritic keratitis and variable mental retardation (oculocutaneous tyrosinaemia type II or Richner-Hanhart syndrome). Parents may therefore seek prenatal diagnosis, but this is not possible by biochemical assays as tyrosine does not accumulate in amniotic fluid and TAT is not expressed in chorionic villi or amniocytes. Molecular analysis is therefore the only possible approach for prenatal diagnosis and carrier detection. To this end, we sought TAT gene mutations in 9 tyrosinaemia II patients from three consanguineous Palestinian kindreds. In two kindreds (7 patients), the only potential abnormality identified after sequencing all 12 exons and exon-intron boundaries was homozygosity for a silent, single-nucleotide transversion c.1224G > T (p.T408T) at the last base of exon 11. This was predicted to disrupt the 5' donor splice site of exon 11 and result in missplicing. However, as TAT is expressed exclusively in liver, patient mRNA could not be obtained for splicing analysis. A minigene approach was therefore used to assess the effect of c.1224G > T on exon 11 splicing. Transfection experiments with wild-type and c.1224G > T mutant minigene constructs demonstrated that c.1224G > T results in complete exon 11 skipping, illustrating the utility of this approach for confirming a putative splicing defect when cDNA is unavailable. Homozygosity for a c.1249C > T (R417X) exon 12 nonsense mutation (previously reported in a French patient) was identified in both patients from the third kindred, enabling successful prenatal diagnosis of an unaffected fetus using chorionic villous tissue.
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- G Maydan
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hadassah--Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Hallel-Halevy D, Zlotogorski A, Grunwald M, Halevy S. Multifaceted dermatitis artefacta caused by garlic. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1997.tb00264.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ashoor G, Massé M, García Luciano LM, Sheffer R, Martinez-Mir A, Christiano AM, Zlotogorski A. A novel mutation in the 12(R)-lipoxygenase (ALOX12B) gene underlies nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. Br J Dermatol 2006; 155:198-200. [PMID: 16792775 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- G Ashoor
- Genetic Skin Disease Group, St John's Institute of Dermatology, The Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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Chuang GS, Martinez-Mir A, Engler DE, Gmyrek RF, Zlotogorski A, Christiano AM. Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata resulting from missense mutations in the fumarate hydratase gene. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006; 31:118-21. [PMID: 16309500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01977.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata (MCL) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of benign smooth muscle tumours (leiomyomas) in the skin and uterus of affected women, and in the skin of affected men. In rare cases, MCL has been associated with a predisposition to the rare type II papillary renal cell cancer, also known as hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer. The genetic locus for MCL has been mapped to chromosome 1q42.3-43 and subsequently, germline mutations in the fumarate hydratase (FH) gene have been identified. In addition, analysis of FH in some tumours of MCL patients revealed a second mutation inactivating the wild-type allele, suggesting that FH may function as a tumour suppressor gene. Here, we report two cases of MCL patients with FH mutations, designated as T287P and R190L. T287P represents a novel mutation of a highly conserved amino acid of the FH protein. In addition, a patient with an unusual clinical presentation of MCL was found to have the recurrent mutation, R190L, raising the possibility of incorporating FH sequencing as a diagnostic tool. Our findings extend the allelic series of mutations in FH and support its status as the underlying cause of MCL.
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- G S Chuang
- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiological and clinical features of central haemangioma of the jaws. METHODS A total of 86 cases (84 from the English-language literature and two new cases) were studied and critically evaluated with emphasis on the radiological features. RESULTS Age at time of initial diagnosis ranged from 0 to 74 years (mean 23 years, median 17 years). There was approximately equal distribution between females and males. The ratio between the mandible and maxilla was 3.3:1. Of the lesions, 69% were located in the posterior region of the jaws. Lesions were radiolucent in 96% of cases. Of the lesions, 66% were multilocular, 33% unilocular, and 1% not loculated. Borders were described in 41 cases, as well defined in 32% and diffuse in 68%. Tooth resorption was described in 23% of the lesions and tooth displacement in 16%, both more common in the mandible. The inferior alveolar nerve canal was involved in 15% of the mandibular lesions and the sinus in 35% of the maxillary lesions. CONCLUSIONS Central haemangioma has a marked variability in its radiological appearance and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of many unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesions of the jaws, especially in the mandible. Some radiographic patterns, such as the spoke-like and sunray appearance frequently described in the literature, are actually extremely rare.
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- A Zlotogorski
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; E-mail:
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Martinez-Mir A, Zlotogorski A, Londono D, Gordon D, Grunn A, Uribe E, Horev L, Ruiz IM, Davalos NO, Alayan O, Liu J, Gilliam TC, Salas-Alanis JC, Christiano AM. Identification of a locus for type I punctate palmoplantar keratoderma on chromosome 15q22-q24. J Med Genet 2004; 40:872-8. [PMID: 14684683 PMCID: PMC1735333 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.12.872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The identification of the molecular basis of disorders of keratinisation has significantly advanced our understanding of skin biology, revealing new information on key structures in the skin, such as the intermediate filaments, desmosomes, and gap junctions. Among these disorders, there is an extraordinarily heterogeneous group known as palmoplantar keratodermas (PPK), for which only a few molecular defects have been described. A particular form of PPK, known as punctate PPK, has been described in a few large autosomal dominant pedigrees, but its genetic basis has yet to be identified. AIM Identification of the gene for punctate PPK. METHODS Clinical examination and linkage analysis in three families with punctate PPK. RESULTS A genomewide scan was performed on an extended autosomal dominant pedigree, and linkage to chromosome 15q22-q24 was identified. With the addition of two new families with the same phenotype, we confirmed the mapping of the locus for punctate PPK to a 9.98 cM interval, flanked by markers D15S534 and D15S818 (maximum two point lod score of 4.93 at theta = 0 for marker D15S988). CONCLUSIONS We report the clinical and genetic findings in three pedigrees with the punctate form of PPK. We have mapped a genetic locus for this phenotype to chromosome 15q22-q24, which indicates the identification of a new gene involved in skin integrity.
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- A Martinez-Mir
- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Djabali K, Panteleyev AA, Lalin T, Garzon MC, Longley BJ, Bickers DR, Zlotogorski A, Christiano AM. Recurrent missense mutations in the hair keratin gene hHb6 in monilethrix. Clin Exp Dermatol 2003; 28:206-10. [PMID: 12653715 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01196.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Monilethrix is an autosomal dominant hair disorder characterized by a beaded appearance of the hair resulting from periodic thinning of the shaft (MIM 158000). The phenotype shows variable penetrance and results in hair fragility and patchy dystrophic alopecia. Mutations of the helix-encoded region in two hair-specific keratins (hHb1 and hHb6) have been identified as responsible for this disorder. We investigated two unrelated families from Russia and Colombia with monilethrix and found two missense mutations in hHb6. In the Russian family, we found a G to A transition at the first base of codon 402, resulting in a lysine substitution (GAG to AAG), designated E402K. In the Colombian family, affected patients carried a missense mutation of codon 413, involving a transition from G to A causing a lysine substitution (GAG to AAG), designated E413K. These two mutations have been identified in other monilethrix families from Europe. Our findings extend the body of evidence implicating recurrent hHb6 and hHb1 mutations in monilethrix families from around the world.
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- K Djabali
- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Congenital atrichia with papular lesions is a rare, autosomal recessive form of total alopecia and mutations in the hairless (hir) gene have been implicated in this disorder. Published estimates of the prevalence of this disorder remain surprisingly low considering pathogenetic mutations in hir have been found in distinct ethnicities around the world. Therefore, it is likely that congenital atrichia with papular lesions is far more common than previously thought and is often mistaken for its phenocopy, the putative autoimmune form of alopecia universalis. To clarify this discrepancy, we propose criteria for the clinical diagnosis of congenital atrichia with papular lesions. Among these is the novel report of the consistent observation of hypopigmented whitish streaks on the scalp surface of affected individuals. Additionally, we report the identification of a novel missense mutation in hir from a family of Arab Palestinian origin that exhibits the pathognomonic features of atrichia with papular lesions. Collectively, we anticipate that an increased recognition of this disorder will result in more accurate diagnosis and the sparing of unnecessarily treatment to patients.
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- A Zlotogorski
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Aita VM, Zlotogorski A, Christiano AM. Settling the score on hairless. J Invest Dermatol 2000; 115:761-4. [PMID: 10998157 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00124.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Horev L, Glaser B, Metzker A, Ben-Amitai D, Vardy D, Zlotogorski A. Monilethrix: mutational hotspot in the helix termination motif of the human hair basic keratin 6. Hum Hered 2000; 50:325-30. [PMID: 10878479 DOI: 10.1159/000022937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Monilethrix is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by hair fragility and follicular hyperkeratosis. Mutations in the human basic hair keratins hHb1 and hHb6 have recently been reported in this disease. Twelve families and sporadic cases were clinically diagnosed with monilethrix and were available for the study. The gene segment encoding the helix termination motif region of keratin hHb6 was PCR amplified and sequenced. Mutations were recognized in 6 families. Four families had the previously described mutations, Glu413Lys and Glu413Asp. In 2 unrelated families, a novel mutation, Glu402Lys, was identified. No clear association was found between the severity of the phenotype and the mutation carried. Furthermore, heterozygous members of the same family had variable degrees of hair and skin involvement. Homozygous patients identified in one large consanguineous family were more severely affected. Other genetic or environmental factors may also play a role in monilethrix.
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- L Horev
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Yakobson E, Shemesh P, Azizi E, Winkler E, Lassam N, Hogg D, Brookes S, Peters G, Lotem M, Zlotogorski A, Landau M, Safro M, Shafir R, Friedman E, Peretz H. Two p16 (CDKN2A) germline mutations in 30 Israeli melanoma families. Eur J Hum Genet 2000; 8:590-6. [PMID: 10951521 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Germline mutations in the p16 (CDKN2A) tumour suppressor gene have been linked to inherited predisposition to malignant melanoma (MM). Variable frequencies of p16 germline mutations were reported in different collections of melanoma families but it can be as high as 50%. Here we describe the results of p16 mutation screening in 30 melanoma kindreds in Israel. The entire coding region of the p16 gene, including exons 1, 2 and 3, flanking exon/intron junctions, and a portion of the 3' untranslated (UTR) region of the gene were examined by single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and direct sequencing. Two p16 germline mutations were identified: G101W, which has been previously observed in a number of melanoma kindreds, and G122V, a novel missense mutation. Thus, the frequency of mutations identified in this collection of Israeli families was 7%. Functional analysis indicated that the novel G122V variant retained some capacity to interact with cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) in vitro, yet it was significantly impaired in its ability to cause a G1 cell cycle arrest in human diploid fibroblasts. This partial loss of function is consistent with the predicted impact of G122V substitution on the 3-dimensional structure of the p16 protein.
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- E Yakobson
- Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
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Hart TC, Hart PS, Michalec MD, Zhang Y, Firatli E, Van Dyke TE, Stabholz A, Zlotogorski A, Shapira L, Soskolne WA, Zlorogorski A. Haim-Munk syndrome and Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome are allelic mutations in cathepsin C. J Med Genet 2000; 37:88-94. [PMID: 10662807 PMCID: PMC1734521 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.2.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Of the many palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) conditions, only Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) and Haim-Munk syndrome (HMS) are associated with premature periodontal destruction. Although both PLS and HMS share the cardinal features of PPK and severe periodontitis, a number of additional findings are reported in HMS including arachnodactyly, acro-osteolysis, atrophic changes of the nails, and a radiographic deformity of the fingers. While PLS cases have been identified throughout the world, HMS has only been described among descendants of a religious isolate originally from Cochin, India. Parental consanguinity is a characteristic of many cases of both conditions. Although autosomal recessive transmission of PLS is evident, a more "complex" autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance with phenotypic influences from a closely linked modifying locus has been hypothesised for HMS. Recently, mutations of the cathepsin C gene have been identified as the underlying genetic defect in PLS. To determine if a cathepsin C mutation is also responsible for HMS, we sequenced the gene in affected and unaffected subjects from the Cochin isolate in which both the PLS and HMS phenotypes appear. Here we report identification of a mutation of cathepsin C (exon 6, 2127A--> G) that changes a highly conserved amino acid in the cathepsin C peptide. This mutation segregates with HMS in four nuclear families. Additionally, the existence of a shared common haplotype for genetic loci flanking the cathepsin C gene suggests that affected subjects descended from the Cochin isolate are homozygous for a mutation inherited "identical by descent" from a common ancestor. This finding supports simple autosomal recessive inheritance for HMS in these families. We also report a mutation of the same exon 6 CTSC codon (2126C-->T) in a Turkish family with classical PLS. These findings provide evidence that PLS and HMS are allelic variants of cathepsin C gene mutations.
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- T C Hart
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine/Pathology, 628 Salk Hall, 3501 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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BACKGROUND Erysipelas is a superficial form of cellulitis caused by a variety of microbes, and it responds to antibiotic treatment. During the past few years we treated several patients with a bullous form of erysipelas involving the lower legs. We believe their disease had a more protracted course than patients with nonbullous erysipelas. OBJECTIVE We studied bullous erysipelas by conducting a retrospective analysis of 26 patients with bullous erysipelas of the legs treated by the authors during a 5-year period. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of the records of all patients with a diagnosis of bullous erysipelas who were treated at the Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, between the years 1992 and 1996. Data regarding patients with nonbullous erysipelas were obtained from the medical center's computerized data pool. RESULTS A total of 26 cases of bullous erysipelas were found, comprising 22 women and 4 men whose ages ranged from 28 to 87 (mean, 58.8) years. The average hospital stay was 20.57 days (range, 12 to 46 days). The average hospital stay for patients with nonbullous erysipelas and cellulitis treated in the same department by the authors during the study period was 10.6 days (range, 2 to 54 days). CONCLUSION Bulla formation is a complication of erysipelas, seen in our series in 5.2% of the patients (26 of 498 admissions for erysipelas and cellulitis). The course of the disease is protracted, requiring longer medical attention.
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- D Guberman
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Shapira MY, Caspi O, Amir G, Zlotogorski A, Naparstek Y. Gastric-Mucocutaneous gammadelta T cell lymphoma: possible association with Epstein-Barr virus? Leuk Lymphoma 1999; 35:397-401. [PMID: 10706465 DOI: 10.3109/10428199909145745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Gammadelta T cell lymphoma is usually either subcutaneous or hepato-splenic and involvement of other extranodal sites is rare. Here we report an unusual case of gammadelta T cell lymphoma involving the subcutaneous tissue, vocal cords, gastric mucosa and the central nervous system with a rapidly progressive clinical course and fatal outcome. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was shown to be present in the tumor cells, and is thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of this particular case of lymphoma.
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- M Y Shapira
- Division of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University--Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Sreekumar GP, Pardinas J, Wong CQ, Whiting D, Katz HI, Price V, Zlotogorski A, Roberts J, Clark BC, Stenn K, Parimoo S. Serum androgens and genetic linkage analysis in early onset androgenetic alopecia. J Invest Dermatol 1999; 113:277-9. [PMID: 10469317 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00659.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ahmad W, Zlotogorski A, Panteleyev AA, Lam H, Ahmad M, Faiyaz ul Haque M, Abdallah HM, Dragan L, Christiano AM. Genomic organization of the human hairless gene (HR) and identification of a mutation underlying congenital atrichia in an Arab Palestinian family. Genomics 1999; 56:141-8. [PMID: 10051399 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Congenital atrichia is a rare form of hereditary human hair loss, characterized by the complete shedding of hair shortly after birth, together with the formation of papular lesions on the skin. Recently, we cloned the human homolog of the mouse hairless gene and identified pathogenic mutations in several families with inherited congenital atrichia. Here, we present the genomic organization of the human hairless gene (HGMW-approved symbol HR), which spans over 14 kb on chromosome 8p12 and is organized into 19 exons. In addition, we report the identification of a 22-bp deletion mutation in exon 3 of the hairless gene in a large consanguineous Arab Palestinian family from a village near Jerusalem, Israel. These findings extend the body of evidence implicating mutations in the hairless gene as an underlying cause of congenital atrichia in humans.
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- W Ahmad
- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Monilethrix is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by hair fragility and hyperkeratotic papules. Mutations in type-II hair specific keratins hHb6 and hHb1 have recently been reported. We describe a large family with a E410D mutation in the evolutionary conserved helix termination motif of keratin hHb6 that was variably expressed among 12 heterozygous members, and severely expressed among 3 homozygous members. These 3 patients had essentially complete lack of scalp hair since the age of 2 months with no improvement over time as well as follicular keratotic involvement extensively expressed over the scalp and large body areas. The variability seen in heterozygous patients, along with seasonal and pregnancy-related improvement suggest that other genetic or environmental factors may modify keratin gene expression. This represents the first report of a co-dominant keratin hHb6 mutation resulting in severe disease.
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- A Zlotogorski
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Zlotogorski A, Ahmad W, Christiano AM. Congenital atrichia in five Arab Palestinian families resulting from a deletion mutation in the human hairless gene. Hum Genet 1998; 103:400-4. [PMID: 9856480 DOI: 10.1007/s004390050840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Congenital atrichia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of hair development, characterized by complete loss of hair shortly after birth. Evidence of linkage to chromosome 8p12 has been established, implicating the human homolog of the mouse hairless (hr) gene as a candidate gene. We have previously identified missense mutations in families with congenital atrichia. Here, we report the first deletion mutation (2147del C) in exon 9 of the human hairless gene leading to a frameshift and downstream premature termination codon in five Palestinian families of Arab origin.
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- A Zlotogorski
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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Yakobson EA, Zlotogorski A, Shafir R, Cohen M, Icekson M, Landau M, Brenner S, Usher S, Peretz H. Screening for tumour suppressor p16(CDKN2A) germline mutations in Israeli melanoma families. Clin Chem Lab Med 1998; 36:645-8. [PMID: 9806478 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.1998.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Approximately ten percent of patients with malignant melanoma have family histories of the disease, suggesting a genetic predisposition. Germline mutations in tumour suppressor p16 gene have been implicated as disease causing mutations in some of the melanoma families. The frequency of families with p16 germline mutations among melanoma prone families varies from eight to fifty percent. The range of the variability is influenced apparently by the number of melanoma affected individuals within the family, as well as by other, yet unidentified factors. Ethnic background is known to determine both the frequency and the nature of germline alterations. Recently, specific mutations in tumour suppressor genes involved in breast cancer and in colon cancer were found at elevated frequency among Ashkenazi Jews. This report describes results of a screening for p16 germline alterations in a collection of Israeli melanoma families. We have analyzed genomic DNA from thirty one Ashkenazi and non-Ashkenazi Jewish melanoma families, as well as from thirty melanoma patients without an apparent family history of the disease. The entire coding region of the p16 gene was screened by single strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct DNA sequencing. We have detected a number of carriers with the Ala148 Thr polymorphism at the end of the second exon and several instances of 500(G=>C) substitution at the 3' untranslated portion of the gene.
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- E A Yakobson
- Tel-Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
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Zlotogorski A, Gilead L, Jonas F, Horev L, Klaus SN. South American cutaneous leishmaniasis: report of ten cases in Israeli travelers. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1998; 11:32-6. [PMID: 9731963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous South American leishmaniasis is caused by several species of leishmaniasis. Lack of appropriate treatment may lead to mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, mainly with L. b. braziliensis and L. b. panamensis. OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical findings of Israeli travelers infected with cutaneous South American leishmaniasis and to draw attention to this problem. SUBJECTS Ten patients were interviewed, examined and treated. RESULTS Twenty-two lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis were found, all in exposed areas. Patients were seen by an average three physicians (range 1-6) before the final diagnosis was confirmed by direct smear, after an average period of 125 days (range 88-270 days). Treatment with Pentostam was started after an average period of 134 days (range 94-275 days). All lesions healed completely, but with scarring. CONCLUSION Travelers to endemic areas, as well as physicians, should be instructed about the potential risks and the clinical manifestations of cutaneous and mucocutaneous South American leishmaniasis. Such awareness will prevent undue delay in diagnosis and treatment.
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- A Zlotogorski
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Zlotogorski A, Gilead L, Jonas F, Horev L, Klaus S. South American cutaneous leishmaniasis: report of ten cases in Israeli travelers. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1998. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1998.tb00950.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Iscovich J, Paltiel O, Azizi E, Kuten A, Gat A, Lifzchitz-Mercer B, Zlotogorski A, Polliack A. Cutaneous lymphoma in Israel, 1985-1993: a population-based incidence study. Br J Cancer 1998; 77:170-3. [PMID: 9459164 PMCID: PMC2151272 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The incidence rate of cutaneous lymphomas (CL) [including mycosis fungoides (MF) and non-mycosis fungoides (non-MF)] for the period 1985-93 in Israel was determined using data from the population-based Cancer Registry supplemented by a field survey that covered approximately 80% of lymphoma cases. After the field survey, corrected rates were 49% and 24% higher for MF and non-MF respectively (37% for CL overall). The age-adjusted incidence rates per 100,000 were 1.18 and 0.63 for Jewish men and women respectively. MF rates (0.77 in men and 0.35 in women) were higher than non-MF (0.41 and 0.28 respectively). Rates of CL were significantly lower in non-Jews. There were no significant differences in incidence among Jewish ethnic subgroups. However, the lack of variability in the incidence of these neoplasms among subpopulations is in contrast with findings for cutaneous malignant melanoma; the observed high rates of CL could, nonetheless, be consistent with the sunlight exposure hypothesis, operating perhaps through a different mechanism.
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- J Iscovich
- Israel Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem
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Winter H, Rogers MA, Gebhardt M, Wollina U, Boxall L, Chitayat D, Babul-Hirji R, Stevens HP, Zlotogorski A, Schweizer J. A new mutation in the type II hair cortex keratin hHb1 involved in the inherited hair disorder monilethrix. Hum Genet 1997; 101:165-9. [PMID: 9402962 DOI: 10.1007/s004390050607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Monilethrix is a rare dominant hair disease characterized by beaded or moniliform hair which results from the periodic thinning of the hair shaft and shows a high propensity to excess weathering and fracturing. Several cases of monilethrix have been linked to the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12q13 and causative heterozygous mutations of a highly conserved glutamic acid residue (Glu 410 Lys and Glu 410 Asp) in the helix termination motif of the type II hair keratin hHb6 have recently been identified in monilethrix patients of two unrelated families. In the present study, we have investigated two further unrelated monilethrix families as well as a single case. Affected members of one family and the single patient exhibited the prevalent hHb6 Glu 410 Lys mutation. In the second family, we identified in affected individuals a lysine substitution of the corresponding glutamic acid residue, Glu 403, in the type II hair keratin hHb1, suggesting that this site represents a mutational hotspot in these highly related type II hair keratins. Both hHb1 and hHb6 are largely coexpressed in cortical trichocytes of the hair shaft. This indicates that monilethrix is a disease of the hair cortex.
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- H Winter
- German Cancer Research Center, Research Program 2, Heidelberg, Germany
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The search for treatment and protection against the vesicant and inflammatory skin lesions induced by sulfur mustard suffers from the lack of a good in vivo reproducible model. We applied sulfur mustard (25-500 microg/cm2) to the outer surface of the ears of 10 rabbits and measured the edema formation 12, 24 and 48 h post-application with a caliper especially designed for soft matter. There was a dose-dependent linear increase in edema magnitude in the range from 25 to 150 microg/cm2. Maximal edema was observed after 12 h. There was a 12% reduction in edema size 24 h after application and a further decrease after 48 h. Skin thickness, inflammatory cell infiltrate, necrosis and vesiculation were evaluated in biopsies taken after 24 h. We found the same dose-related increase both in skin thickness and in degree of blister formation. This simple dose-response in vivo model can be used for evaluation of the dermal inflammation induced by topical application of sulfur mustard. This model has the additional advantage of a built-in control, namely the untreated contralateral ear. Consequently, this model can serve as a useful tool for future screening of potential compounds for prevention and treatment of sulfur mustard-induced skin lesions.
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- A Zlotogorski
- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Zlotogorski A, Peretz T. [Molecular biology of melanoma--1997]. Harefuah 1997; 132:855-8. [PMID: 9264193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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