Novel p.Glu519Gln missense mutation in ST14 in a patient with ichthyosis, follicular atrophoderma and hypotrichosis and review of the literature

Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of genodermatoses characterized by disorders of cornification. ARCI11 (MIM #602400) includes two syndromes caused by mutations in the ST14 (suppression of tumorigenicity 14) gene: IFAH (autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, follicular atrophoderma and hypotrichosis) and ARIH (autosomal recessive ichthyosis and hypotrichosis). All the reported ARCI11 cases so far belonged to consanguineous Turkish or Arab families]. We describe a novel p.Glu519Gln missense mutation in a patient affected by IFAH from a non consanguineous Rumanian family.