桥粒蛋白斑菲素蛋白1的1个新的纯合突变（888delC）导致的外胚层发育不良-皮肤脆性综合征

作者报道1例罕见的桥粒蛋白斑菲素蛋白1遗传异常导致的外胚层发育不良-皮肤脆性综合征。患者为1例6岁男孩,出生时皮肤发红,随后出现皮肤脆性增加、进行性跖部角化、甲营养不良和脱发。皮肤活检示表皮细胞间隙增宽和桥粒小、结构不完整、数量少。斑菲素蛋白1基因PK P1突变分析示

Ectodermal dysplasia-skin fragility syndrome resulting from a new homozygous mutation, 888delC, in the desmosomal prorein plakophilin 1

We report an unusual case of an inherited disorder of the desmosomal protein plakophilin 1, resulting in ectodermal dysplasia-skin fragility syndrome. The affected 6-year-old boy had rod skin at birth and subsequently developed skin fragility, progressive plantar keratoderma, nail dystrophy, and alopecia. Skin biopsy revealed widening of intercellular spaces in the epidermis and a reduced number of small, poorly formed desmosomes. Mutation analysis of the plakophilin 1 gene PKP1 revealed a homozygous deletion of C at nucleotide 888 within exon 5. This mutation differs from the PKP1 gene pathology reported in 8 previously published individuals with this rare genodermatosis. However, all cases show similar clinical features, highlighting the importance of functional plakophilin 1 in maintaining desmosomal adhesion in skin, as well as the role of this protein in aspects of ectodermal development.