Letter

European Journal of Human Genetics (2008) 16, 1027–1028; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2008.87; published online 14 May 2008

An Xp11.23 deletion containing PORCN may also cause angioma serpiginosum, a cosmetic skin disease associated with extreme skewing of X-inactivation

Gunnar Houge1, Frank Oeffner2 and Karl-Heinz Grzeschik2

  1. 1Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
  2. 2Department of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Bahnhofstr. 7, Marburg, Germany

Correspondence: Dr G Houge, Centre for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen N-5021, Norway. Tel: +47 55975444; Fax: +47 55975479; E-mail: gunnar.houge@helse-bergen.no

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