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JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages 556-560Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16662
Keywords
GJB2; loss of heterozygosity; PEODDN; porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus; second-hit mutation
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Porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus (PEODDN) is a rare type of epidermal nevus that predominantly affects the extremities. The genetic basis of PEODDN is still unclear. This study reports a case of PEODDN with compound heterozygous germline mutation and postzygotic somatic mutation in GJB2.
Porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus (PEODDN) is a rare type of epidermal nevus involving the eccrine acrosyringia. It typically presents as asymptomatic linear keratotic papules and plaques along the lines of Blaschko and predominantly affects the extremities. This disease has recently been linked to somatic mutations within the GJB2 locus. Only four GJB2 mutations have been previously documented for PEODDN, and the underlying genetic basis remains inconclusive. Herein, we report an 18-year-old female with a hyperkeratotic plaque on the dorsa of the proximal interphalangeal joint of her right ring finger, as well as multiple small hyperkeratotic papules linearly distributed on the lateral sides of her fingers occurring since birth. Histopathological results revealed prominent parakeratotic cornoid lamella-like tiers at the opening of the eccrine secretory ducts. Whole-exome sequencing of the affected skin tissue revealed a heterozygous germline mutation and a postzygotic somatic mutation in GJB2. In summary, this study presents a case of PEODDN with compound heterozygous mutations in GJB2, which broadens the genetic spectrum of this disease entity and implies a possible role for second-hit mutations in the pathogenesis of PEODDN.
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