Meleda disease

Meleda disease
Meleda disease
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 Q82.8 (ILDS Q82.834)
OMIM 248300

Meleda disease (MDM) or "mal de Meleda", also called Mljet disease, keratosis palmoplantaris and transgradiens of siemens,[1] (also known as "Acral keratoderma,"[2] "Mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma of the Gamborg-Nielsen type,"[2] "Palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia type VIII"[2]:508, and "Palmoplantar keratoderma of the Norrbotten type"[3]) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive[4] congenital skin disorder in which dry, thick patches of skin develop on the soles of the hands and feet, a condition known as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis.[5]:214

Genetic prevalence

Meleda disease has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.

MDM is most common on the Dalmatian island of Mljet (or Meleda), thought to be because of a founder effect. It is of autosomal recessive inheritance. It may be caused by a mutation on the SLURP1 gene, located on chromosome 8.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 248300
  2. ^ a b c Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
  3. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 778, 781. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  4. ^ Fischer J, Bouadjar B, Heilig R, Huber M, Lefèvre C, Jobard F, Macari F, Bakija-Konsuo A, Ait-Belkacem F, Weissenbach J, Lathrop M, Hohl D, Prud'Homme JF (April 2001). "Mutations in the gene encoding SLURP-1 in Mal de Meleda" (Free full text). Human molecular genetics 10 (8): 875–880. doi:10.1093/hmg/10.8.875. ISSN 0964-6906. PMID 11285253. http://hmg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11285253. 
  5. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.