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Infantile myofibromatosis: Two families supporting autosomal dominant inheritance
Author(s) -
Smith Annika,
Orchard David
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00730.x
Subject(s) - inheritance (genetic algorithm) , medicine , disease , genetics , genetic counseling , pathology , biology , gene
We present two families in whom infantile myofibromatosis affects two generations. The disease expression in these families suggests an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Clinical diagnosis and establishment of the inheritance pattern have important prognostic implications for the affected individual and family members and serves to guide subsequent genetic counselling.