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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Horton JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4006860 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oncoimmunology 20140101 1
<i>Epidermodysplasia verruciformis</i> (EV) is a rare genodermatosis characterized by increased sensitivity to infection by the β-subtype of human papillomaviruses (β-HPVs), causing persistent, tinea versicolor-like dermal lesions. In a majority of affected individuals, these macular lesions progress to invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) in sun-exposed areas. While mutations in transmembrane channel-like 6 (<i>TMC6 / EVER1</i>) and 8 (<i>TMC8 / EVER2</i>) have been causally linked ...[more]