Netherton syndrome
Netherton syndrome is a severe, autosomal recessive form of ichthyosis associated with mutations in the SPINK5 gene. It is named after Earl W. Netherton (1910–1985), an American dermatologist who discovered it in 1958.
| Netherton syndrome | |
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| Other names | Comèl-Netherton syndrome |
| Netherton syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
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