Neurocutaneous Melanosis

Czech version

Authors: E. Seemanová
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení klinické genetiky Ústavu biologie a lékařské genetiky 2. LF UK, Praha vedoucí MUDr. M. Havlovicová
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2003; (11): 722-724.
Category:

Overview

Neurocutaneous melanosis is characteristic hamartomatosis of the skin, brain and meningeal pigmentation.Etiology of this disease is somatic mutation in some cell lines. Mutation in germline cells, non mosaic form isapparently prenatal lethal. The disorder is highly malignant even in childhood and therefore the transmissionthrough generations is unknown. Author refers her experience with clinical and genetic prognosis of 10 patients.

Key words:
multiple skin pigment nevi, meningeal pigmentation, mosaic form due to postzygotic mutation,high risk of malignant melanoma

Full text is not available online.

If interested in a scan of this journal, contact NTO ČLS JEP.