@article {213,
	title = {Dominant De Novo Mutations in GJA1 Cause Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis et Progressiva, without Features of Oculodentodigital Dysplasia.},
	journal = {J Invest Dermatol},
	volume = {135},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015 Jun},
	pages = {1540-1547},
	abstract = {<p>Genetic investigation of inherited skin disorders has informed the understanding of skin self-renewal, differentiation, and barrier function. Erythrokeratodermia variabilis et progressiva (EKVP) is a rare, inherited skin disease that is characterized by transient figurate patches of erythema, localized or generalized scaling, and frequent palmoplantar keratoderma. By using exome sequencing, we show that de novo missense mutations in GJA1 (gap junction protein alpha 1) cause EKVP. The severe, progressive skin disease in EKVP subjects with GJA1 mutations is distinct from limited cutaneous findings rarely found in the systemic disorder oculodentodigital dysplasia, also caused by dominant GJA1 mutations. GJA1 encodes connexin 43 (Cx43), the most widely expressed gap junction protein. We show that the GJA1 mutations in EKVP subjects lead to disruption of Cx43 membrane localization and aggregation within the Golgi. These findings reveal a critical role for Cx43 in epidermal homeostasis, and they provide evidence of organ-specific pathobiology resulting from different mutations within GJA1. </p>},
	keywords = {Amino Acid Sequence, Cell Membrane, Child, Child, Preschool, Connexin 43, Connexins, Craniofacial Abnormalities, Disease Progression, Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis, Exome, Eye Abnormalities, Female, Foot Deformities, Congenital, Golgi Apparatus, HeLa Cells, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Mutation, Phenotype, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Skin Diseases, Syndactyly, Tooth Abnormalities},
	issn = {1523-1747},
	doi = {10.1038/jid.2014.485},
	author = {Boyden, Lynn M and Craiglow, Brittany G and Zhou, Jing and Hu, Ronghua and Loring, Erin C and Morel, Kimberly D and Lauren, Christine T and Lifton, Richard P and Bilguvar, Kaya and Paller, Amy S and Choate, Keith A}
}
@article {318,
	title = {Whole-exome sequencing reveals somatic mutations in HRAS and KRAS, which cause nevus sebaceus.},
	journal = {J Invest Dermatol},
	volume = {133},
	year = {2013},
	month = {2013 Mar},
	pages = {827-830},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Amino Acid Sequence, Biopsy, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Epidermis, Exome, Humans, Infant, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), ras Proteins, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Young Adult},
	issn = {1523-1747},
	doi = {10.1038/jid.2012.379},
	author = {Levinsohn, Jonathan L and Tian, Li C and Boyden, Lynn M and McNiff, Jennifer M and Narayan, Deepak and Loring, Erin S and Yun, Duri and Sugarman, Jeffrey L and Overton, John D and Mane, Shrikant M and Lifton, Richard P and Paller, Amy S and Wagner, Annette M and Antaya, Richard J and Choate, Keith A}
}
