Kindler syndrome
Kindler syndrome (also known as "bullous acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Kindler and Weary") is a rare congenital disease of the skin caused by a mutation in the KIND1 gene.
| Kindler syndrome | |
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| Other names | Congenital poikiloderma with blisters and keratoses, Congenital poikiloderma with bullae and progressive cutaneous atrophy, Hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma, Hyperkeratosis–hyperpigmentation syndrome,: 511 Acrokeratotic poikiloderma, Weary–Kindler syndrome: 558 |
| Kindler syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics, dermatology |
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