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Genetic Disorder Database

Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis 2

Disorder
OMIM #: #242100  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis 2 
Also known as: ARCI2 
Clinical
Phenotype: Generalized scaling with mild to moderate erythema; born as collodion babies; nonbullous ichthyosiform erythroderma 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks:  
Mutations
1   Amish  
Gene: ALOX12B
Base Change: G>A, at nucleotide 1579
Amino Acid Change: val 527 --> met
Last updated: 2024-09-20 

References
Lesueur F, Bouadjar B, Lefèvre C, Jobard F, Audebert S, Lakhdar H, Martin L, Tadini G, Karaduman A, Emre S, Saker S, Lathrop M, Fischer J. (2007) Novel mutations in ALOX12B in patients with autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis and evidence for genetic heterogeneity on chromosome 17p13. J Invest Dermatol Apr;127(4):829-34.
PubMed ID: 17139268 

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