Sjögren-Larsson syndrome

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Sjögren-Larsson syndrome
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 Q87.1 (ILDS Q87.136)
OMIM 270200
DiseasesDB 30051
eMedicine derm/706 
MeSH D016111

Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (or Rud's syndrome) is a form of ichthyosis.

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[edit] Causes

It is associated with a deficiency of the enzyme "fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase". At least 11 distinct mutations have been identified.[1]

[edit] Eponym

It was characterized by Karl Sjögren and Tage Larsson.[2][3]

It should not be confused with Sjögren's syndrome, which is a distinct condition named after a different person (Henrik Sjögren).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sillén A, Anton-Lamprecht I, Braun-Quentin C, et al (1998). "<377::AID-HUMU3>3.0.CO;2-I Spectrum of mutations and sequence variants in the FALDH gene in patients with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome". Hum. Mutat. 12 (6): 377–84. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:6<377::AID-HUMU3>3.0.CO;2-I. PMID 9829906. 
  2. ^ synd/1678 at Who Named It
  3. ^ SJOGREN T, LARSSON T (1957). "Oligophrenia in combination with congenital ichthyosis and spastic disorders; a clinical and genetic study". Acta Psychiatr Neurol Scand Suppl 113: 1–112. PMID 13457946. 


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