Dyskeratosis Congenita Without Oral Involvement: A Rare Hereditary Disease

Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare, progressive, multi-system, inherited disorder of telomere biology, first described in 1906 as the Zinsser–Engman–Cole syndrome. The condition presents with the classic triad of nail dystrophy, reticulate skin pigmentation, and oral leukoplakia. Variable somatic...

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Main Authors: ariba Iraji, Kioumars Jamshidi, Mohsen Pourazizi, Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2015-05-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=656&type=fultext