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hypopigmentation-punctate palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome

Disease Summary
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GARD Rare
Uniprot Description A rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by punctate keratoderma associated with irregularly shaped hypopigmented macules, which are typically found over the arms and legs but not the trunk or acral regions. Skin biopsies of palmoplantar lesions show hyperorthokeratosis, hypergranulosis, and acanthosis. Hypopigmented areas of skin, however, reveal a reduction in melanin content in keratinocytes but not in melanocytes, as well as hyperkeratosis and a normal number of melanocytes. Ultrastructurally, melanocytes show a disproportionately large number of melanosomes in the cytoplasm and dendrites, whereas keratinocytes show a paucity of these organelles, suggestive of impaired melanosome transfer. Some patients also exhibit calcinosis cutis or calcific tendinopathy.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0014227:  hypopigmentation-punctate palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome
GARD:0012384: 
Orphanet:324561: 
SCTID:711154007: 
UMLS:C3809781: