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
- ↑ 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)