A man, a syndrome, a gene: Clouston's hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED).
This paper presents a biographical sketch of Dr. H. R. Clouston, whose eponym is attached to a type of hidrotic ectodermal dystrophy, and a brief account of the mapping of the gene and its identification as the connexin gene, GJB6.
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The F. Clarke Fraser Clinical Genetics Unit, Montréal Children's Hospital, and the Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. fcfraser@auracom.com
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D002170:Canada; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree