Novel TMC8 splice site mutation in epidermodysplasia verruciformis and review of HPV infections in patients with the disease

Imahorn, E.; Yuksel, Z.; Spoerri, I.; Gurel, G.; Imhof, C.; Saracoglu, Z.; Aksu, A.; Rady, P.; Tyring, S.; Kempf, W.; Itin, P.; Burger, B.

doi:10.1111/jdv.14431

Novel TMC8 splice site mutation in epidermodysplasia verruciformis and review of HPV infections in patients with the disease

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Imahorn E., Yuksel Z., Spoerri I., Gurel G., Imhof C., Saracoglu Z. N., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.31, no.10, pp.1722-1726, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 31 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1111/jdv.14431
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1722-1726
Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundEpidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a genodermatosis leading to infections with cutaneous HPV, persistent plane warts and a high rate of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Biallelic loss-of-function mutations in TMC6 and TMC8 are known to be causative.