Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome is a form of syndromic congenital ichthyosis characterized by the premature birth, neonatal asphyxia, and epidermal cornification with desquamation. Patients with this disease harbor mutations in the gene encoding the fatty acid transport protein 4 (FATP4).
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases [BR:br08402]
Congenital malformations
Congenital malformations of skin
H00741 Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Multiple developmental anomalies or syndromes
LD27 Syndromes with skin or mucosal anomalies as a major feature
H00741 Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome