Mosaic Chromosome 6 Trisomy in an Epidermal Nevus

Authors: Sobey, Glenda J.¹; Quarrell, Oliver W.¹; Williams, Steven¹; McGrath, Helen M.²

Source: Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 24, Number 2, March/April 2007 , pp. 144-146(3)

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Abstract:

We report a 2-year-old boy with a linear epidermal nevus. Mosaicism for chromosome 6 in skin fibroblasts of affected skin was discovered. Trisomy 6 has not been previously implicated as an isolated finding in epidermal nevi or cutaneous mosaicism.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00362.x

Affiliations: 1: Skin Genetics Clinic, Sheffield Genetic Services, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield 2: Department of Dermatology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, United Kingdom

Publication date: 2007-03-01