Hereditary_benign_intraepithelial_dyskeratosis Knowpia

Hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis is a rare^[1] autosomal dominant disease of the conjunctiva and the oral mucosa caused by a duplication of chromosome 4q35.^[2] In the mouth it appears similar to white sponge nevus, with painless, diffuse, folded and spongy white plaques.^[2] In the eye it appears as gelatinous plaques on bulbar perilimbal conjunctiva.^[2]

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^ Bui, T; Young, JW; Frausto, RF; Markello, TC; Glasgow, BJ; Aldave, AJ (20 February 2014). "Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis: Report of a Case and Re-examination of the Evidence for Locus Heterogeneity". Ophthalmic Genetics. 37 (1): 76–80. doi:10.3109/13816810.2014.889169. PMC 4139474. PMID 24555743.
^ ^a ^b ^c Woo SB (2012). Oral Pathology: A Comprehensive Atlas and Text. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4377-2226-0.

[Bui2014-1] Bui, T; Young, JW; Frausto, RF; Markello, TC; Glasgow, BJ; Aldave, AJ (20 February 2014). "Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis: Report of a Case and Re-examination of the Evidence for Locus Heterogeneity". Ophthalmic Genetics. 37 (1): 76–80. doi:10.3109/13816810.2014.889169. PMC 4139474. PMID 24555743.

[Woo2012-2] Woo SB (2012). Oral Pathology: A Comprehensive Atlas and Text. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4377-2226-0.

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