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X-linked dyskeratosis congenita

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A dyskeratosis congenita that has_material_basis_in an X-linked recessive mutation of the DKC1 gene on chromosome Xq28.

Signs and symptoms

  • Nail dystrophy
  • Oral leukoplakia
  • Reticulated skin pigmentation
  • Carcinoma
  • Strabismus
  • Short stature
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Anal mucosal leukoplakia
  • Horseshoe kidney
  • Split nail

Also known as: DKCX; Zinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome