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white sponge nevus 1

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (1)
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Mondo Description Any hereditary mucosal leukokeratosis in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the KRT4 gene.
Uniprot Description A rare disorder characterized by the presence of soft, white, and spongy plaques in the oral mucosa. The characteristic histopathologic features are epithelial thickening, parakeratosis, and vacuolization of the suprabasal layer of oral epithelial keratinocytes. Less frequently the mucous membranes of the nose, esophagus, genitalia and rectum are involved.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0008676:  white sponge nevus 1
UMLS:C4011926: