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Familial acanthosis nigricans

MedGen UID:
419638
Concept ID:
C2930792
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: acanthosis nigricans; familial acanthosis nigricans; hereditary acanthosis nigricans (disease)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043003
OMIM®: 100600

Definition

An instance of acanthosis nigricans (disease) that is caused by an inherited modification of the individual's genome. [from MONDO]

Clinical features

From HPO
Acanthosis nigricans
MedGen UID:
54
Concept ID:
C0000889
Disease or Syndrome
A dermatosis characterized by thickened, hyperpigmented plaques, typically on the intertriginous surfaces and neck.

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  

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Therapy

Ichiyama S, Funasaka Y, Otsuka Y, Takayama R, Kawana S, Saeki H, Kubo A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016 Mar;30(3):442-5. Epub 2016 Jan 27 doi: 10.1111/jdv.13580. PMID: 26818779
Friedman CI, Richards S, Kim MH
J Reprod Med 1987 Jul;32(7):531-6. PMID: 3305929

Prognosis

Friedman CI, Richards S, Kim MH
J Reprod Med 1987 Jul;32(7):531-6. PMID: 3305929

Clinical prediction guides

Berk DR, Spector EB, Bayliss SJ
Arch Dermatol 2007 Sep;143(9):1153-6. doi: 10.1001/archderm.143.9.1153. PMID: 17875876

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