Progressive symmetrical erythrokeratoderma associated with biallelic <i>PNPLA1</i> variants
We describe three kindreds with progressive symmetrical erythrokeratoderma associated with recessive PNPLA1 variants, expanding the clinical spectrum of patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 1 (PNPLA1)-related epidermal differentiation disorders. Affected individuals exhibited distinctive symmetrical plaques with patterned sparing, contrasting with the generalized scaling typical of PNPLA1-associated autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis. These findings highlight genotype–phenotype variability within PNPLA1 disease and support a role for lipid pathway-specific modifiers in shaping epidermal differentiation disorder phenotypes.
Authors
- Rainer Hügel
- Kira Süßmuth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7284-9949)
- Mitra V. Mani
- Martin Hyden
- Ingrid Haußer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1095-4962)
- K. Choate
- Julia Köpp
- Vinzenz Oji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1380-4828)
- Caroline Echeandia‐Francis
- William J. Liu
- Bernhard Lange-Asschenfeldt
- Judith Fischer
- Xingyuan Jiang
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Yale University (US)
- Klinikum Klagenfurt (AT)
- Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljag006
- Primary Topic
- Connexins and lens biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00