Netherton syndrome | |
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Other names | Comèl-Netherton syndrome |
Netherton syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Netherton syndrome is a severe, autosomal recessive[1] form of ichthyosis associated with mutations in the SPINK5 gene.[2][3] It is named after Earl W. Netherton (1910–1985), an American dermatologist who discovered it in 1958.[4]
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