Sjogren–Larsson Syndrome: A Familial Disease Afflicting Three Siblings Born of a Nonconsanguinous Marriage

Sjogren–Larsson Syndrome: A Familial Disease Afflicting Three Siblings Born of a Nonconsanguinous Marriage

Sjogren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is an autosomal recessive ichthyotic syndrome characterized by a triad of congenital ichthyosis, mental retardation, and diplegia or tetraplegia. It occurs due to the defect in the gene responsible for encoding the enzyme fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase. Accumulating thes...

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Main Authors: Aparna Thirumalaiswamy, Saloni Abhijit Desai, Atul Madhusudan Dongre, Chitra Shivanand Nayak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
Subjects:
autosomal recessive
fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase
ichthyosis
quadriplegia
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpd.ijpd_116_24
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