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Harlequin Ichthyosis

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Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare severe scaling disorder and the most devastating congenital ichthyosis, which manifests in utero and is often fatal early in life.

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Chen, H. (2017). Harlequin Ichthyosis. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2401-1_113

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