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Cause of deadly skin disease found to be in the genes
Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe skin disease that is usually lethal in newborns.

A dense scale that covers the skin, with abnormal facial features, characterizes it.
 
 The cause of HI was previously unknown. In a new study appearing in the July 1 print issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Masashi Akiyama and colleagues from Hokkaido University report that mutations in a protein called ABCA12 are responsible for HI.
 
 In this study, the authors show that ABCA12 is a lipid transporter in skin cells. They identify 5 mutations in 4 HI families.
 
 In an accompanying commentary, Alain Hovnanian writes, "these results should allow for early prenatal diagnosis of HI and lend hope to the possibility of a specific treatment for this devastating disorder."
 
 Stacie Bloom
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 212-342-4159
 Journal of Clinical Investigation
 http://www.jci.org  

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