Sjogren Larsson syndrome

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congenital ichthyosis, mental retardation, spastic paralysis

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• Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is caused by a common mutation in northern European and Swedish patients.
• Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is caused by mutations in the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase gene.
• De Laurenzi, Rogers GR, Harnrock DJ et al : Sjogren Larsson syndrome is caused by mutations in the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase gene.
• The inheritance of Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is thus termed autosomal (non-sexlinked) recessive.
• India Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome is a rare autosomal disorder which occurs with 100% penetrance and is classically characterized by ichthyosis, spasticity and mental handicap.

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