2016
Somatic Mutations in NEK9 Cause Nevus Comedonicus
Levinsohn JL, Sugarman JL, Genomics Y, McNiff JM, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. Somatic Mutations in NEK9 Cause Nevus Comedonicus. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 98: 1030-1037. PMID: 27153399, PMCID: PMC4863661, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingNevus comedonicusAcne vulgarisNormal follicular differentiationFirst-degree relativesFollicular plugsRare disorderSevere diseaseNormal folliclesFollicular differentiationComedo formationGain of functionMost adolescentsAffected tissuesKeratin 10Differentiation markersComedonesFollicular homeostasisSomatic mutationsCystsFolliclesGenetic determinantsKinase activationPotential regulatorEctopic expression
2012
Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals Somatic Mutations in HRAS and KRAS, which Cause Nevus Sebaceus
Levinsohn JL, Tian LC, Boyden LM, McNiff JM, Narayan D, Loring ES, Yun D, Sugarman JL, Overton JD, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Paller AS, Wagner AM, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals Somatic Mutations in HRAS and KRAS, which Cause Nevus Sebaceus. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2012, 133: 827-830. PMID: 23096712, PMCID: PMC3556376, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Incompletely Penetrant Novel Mutation in COL7A1 Causes Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa and Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotypes in an Extended Kindred
Yang CS, Lu Y, Farhi A, Nelson-Williams C, Kashgarian M, Glusac EJ, Lifton RP, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. An Incompletely Penetrant Novel Mutation in COL7A1 Causes Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa and Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotypes in an Extended Kindred. Pediatric Dermatology 2012, 29: 725-731. PMID: 22515571, PMCID: PMC3709244, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01757.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermolysis bullosa pruriginosaDystrophic epidermolysis bullosaIntense pruritusEpidermolysis bullosaSimilar skin lesionsProband's younger brotherAnchoring fibril proteinKnown triggersClinical presentationLichenoid lesionsRare subtypeDermal-epidermal junctionYounger brotherBlistering diseaseCaucasian womenLichenoid papulesDorsal handSkin lesionsPruritic papulesAge 47Extensor extremitiesClinical phenotypeLinear scarringPruritusFibril protein