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    Coexistence of mal de Meleda and congenital cataract in a consanguineous Tunisian family: two case reports

    Mal de Meleda is a rare form of palmoplantar keratoderma, with autosomal recessive transmission. It is characterized by diffuse erythema and hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles. Recently, mutations in the AR...

    Mbarka Bchetnia, Ahlem Merdassi, Cherine Charfeddine in Journal of Medical Case Reports (2010)

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    Clinical profile of comorbidity of rare diseases in a Tunisian patient: a case report associating incontinentia pigmenti and Noonan syndrome

    Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder caused by the dysregulation of several genes belonging to the RAS Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. Incontinentia Pig...

    Nehla Ghedira, Arnaud Lagarde, Karim Ben Ameur, Sahar Elouej, Rania Sakka in BMC Pediatrics (2018)

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    Genetic characterization of suspected MODY patients in Tunisia by targeted next-generation sequencing

    Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is a monogenic form of diabetes with autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. The diagnosis of MODY and its subtypes is based on genetic testing. Our aim was investig...

    Hamza Dallali, Serena Pezzilli, Meriem Hechmi, Om Kalthoum Sallem in Acta Diabetologica (2019)

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    Multiallelic rare variants support an oligogenic origin of sudden cardiac death in the young

    Unexplained sudden death in the young is cardiovascular in most cases. Structural and conduction defects in cardiac-related genes can conspire to underlie sudden cardiac death. Here we report a clinical invest...

    Hager Jaouadi, Yosra Bouyacoub, Sonia Chabrak, Lilia Kraoua, Amira Zaroui in Herz (2021)