Infantile myofibromatosis: support for autosomal dominant inheritance.
We describe a family in whom infantile myofibromatosis affected 3 generations. The disease expression in this family suggests an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern with variable penetrance.
Ikediobi
Nneka I
NI
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Iyengar
Vivek
V
Hwang
Linda
L
Collins
W Edward
WE
Metry
Denise W
DW
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D010375:Pedigree; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*