DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for X-linked ichthyosis

X-linked ichthyosis [DOID:1700]

An ichthyosis that is characterized by a build-up of scales on the skin, typically on the back of the neck and trunk resulting from skin cells that do not properly separate from the outermost surface of the skin, and has_material_basis_in X-linked recessive mutation or deletion of the STS gene on chromosome Xp22.

Synonyms:  X-linked ichthyosis,  DOID:1700,  Xlinked ichthyosis,  X-linked ichthyosises,  X-linked ichthyosis with steryl-sulphatase deficiency ...

Linkouts:  OMIM #1 #2