Incontinentia Pigmenti in a Newborn with NEMO Mutation

Incontinentia Pigmenti in a Newborn with NEMO Mutation

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) (OMIM #308300) is a rare X-linked dominant neuroectodermal multisystemic syndrome due to mutations in the gene for NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO). A term newborn girl who was born with erythematous vesicular eruptions developed recurrent seizures during the first and second weeks of her life. The serial MRIs demonstrated diffuse, progressive brain infarctions and s...

NEMO gene: from incontinentia pigmenti to immunodeficiency

Identification of TRAF6-dependent NEMO polyubiquitination sites through analysis of a new NEMO mutation causing incontinentia pigmenti.

The regulatory subunit NEMO is involved in the mechanism of activation of IkappaB kinase (IKK), the kinase complex that controls the NF-kappaB signaling pathway. During this process, NEMO is modified post-translationally through K63-linked polyubiquitination. We report the molecular characterization of a new missense mutation of NEMO (A323P) which causes a severe form of incontinentia pigmenti ...

Incontinentia pigmenti*

Incontinentia pigmenti is a rare genodermatosis in which the skin involvement occurs in all patients. Additionally, other ectodermal tissues may be affected, such as the central nervous system, eyes, hair, nails and teeth. The disease has a X-linked dominant inheritance pattern and is usually lethal to male fetuses. The dermatological findings occur in four successive phases, following the line...

IKBKG Mutation With Incontinentia Pigmenti and Ring-Enhancing Encephalopathy.

IKBKGMutationWith Incontinentia Pigmenti and Ring-Enhancing Encephalopathy Incontinentia pigmenti (IP, Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome) is an X-linkeddominantgenodermatosis affectingskinandotherorgans, including the brain, with variable expressivity. Incontinentia pigmenti results frommutations in the inhibitor of κ-βkinase-γ gene (IKBKG),which is locatedonXq28.Deletions in this gene result in loss o...