A large duplication in LIPH underlies autosomal recessive hypotrichosis simplex in four Middle Eastern families

Sagi Nahum, Sandra M. Pasternack, Jana Pforr, Margarita Indelman, Bernd Wollnik, Reuven Bergman, Markus M. Nöthen, Arne König, Ziyad Khamaysi, Regina C. Betz, Eli Sprecher*

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Abstract

Autosomal recessive hypotrichosis simplex (ARHS) manifests with paucity of hair appearing during early childhood. We assessed four affected families. We initially genotyped three of these families for a panel of microsatellite markers spanning all ARHS-associated loci and obtained data suggesting linkage to 3q27, encompassing LIPH, which had previously been shown to be associated with ARHS. Accordingly, a homozygous duplication mutation in exon 2 of this gene (c.280-369dup; p.Gly94-Lys123dup) was found to segregate with the disease in all the families. Through the identification of the first duplication mutation in the human LIPH gene, we provide further evidence supporting a role for the phospholipase signalling pathway in hair growth and differentiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)391-393
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Dermatological Research
Volume301
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung

    Keywords

    • Hair
    • LIPH
    • Mutation

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