Genodermatosis

Genodermatoses are genetic skin diseases . They are caused by gene mutations.

Genodermatoses can occur in a family over several generations. However, only individual family members can be affected. Most genodermatoses are rather rare diseases.

Genodermatoses usually only include skin diseases that are caused by a genetic defect. Other skin diseases that occur in families, such as psoriasis or atopic eczema (neurodermatitis), but have polygenetic causes, are not counted as genodermatoses.

Examples of genodermatoses are:

• Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome
• Carney complex
• CHILD syndrome
• Chondrodysplasia punctata
• Cowden Syndrome
• Dermal cylindroma
• Dowling Degos Disease
• Dyskeratosis congenita
• Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
• Howel-Evans Syndrome
• Huriez syndrome
• hereditary hyperkeratosis
• Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
• Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans
• Lamellar ichthyosis
• Darier's disease
• Muir Torre Syndrome
• Netherton Syndrome
• Neurofibromatosis type 1
• Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge Syndrome
• Sturge Weber Syndrome
• hereditary telangiectasias
• Xeroderma pigmentosum
• X-linked ichthyosis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ University Clinic Gießen and Marburg: Consultation hours for genodermatoses (hereditary skin diseases). am UKG-Marburg. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

Web links

• Working group for human genetics and molecular therapy at the University Clinic for Dermatology, State Hospital Salzburg (SALK) and Paracelsus Medical Private University Salzburg (PMU)