Research Letter
Report of a child with sporadic familial progressive hyper- and hypopigmentation caused by a novel KITLG mutation
J. Zhang,
J. Zhang
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author R. Cheng,
R. Cheng
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author J. Liang,
J. Liang
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author C. Ni,
C. Ni
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author M. Li,
Corresponding Author
M. Li
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Correspondence: Zhirong Yao; Ming Li.
E-mail: [email protected];[email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Z. Yao,
Corresponding Author
Z. Yao
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Correspondence: Zhirong Yao; Ming Li.
E-mail: [email protected];[email protected]
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J. Zhang,
J. Zhang
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author R. Cheng,
R. Cheng
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author J. Liang,
J. Liang
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author C. Ni,
C. Ni
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Search for more papers by this author M. Li,
Corresponding Author
M. Li
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Correspondence: Zhirong Yao; Ming Li.
E-mail: [email protected];[email protected]
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Corresponding Author
Z. Yao
Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092 China
Correspondence: Zhirong Yao; Ming Li.
E-mail: [email protected];[email protected]
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First published: 23 April 2016
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Fig S1. The skin of the patient's parents was quite normal in appearance. |
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Fig S2. The sequencing results of a heterozygous missense mutation c.101C>T (p.Thr34Ile) in KITLG. |
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Fig S3. The effect of the Thr34Ile mutation on the three-dimensional structure of human KIT ligand. |
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Fig S4. The findings of the dermis (a lentigo-like lesion) |
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