《英文msh词典》Zinsser Cole Engman Syndrome
[入口词] Zinsser Cole Engman Syndrome
[主题词] Dyskeratosis Congenita
[英文释义] A predominantly X-linked recessive syndrome characterized by a triad of reticular skin pigmentation,nail dystrophy and leukoplakia of mucous membranes. Oral and dental abnormalities may also be present. Complications are a predisposition to malignancy and bone marrow involvement with pancytopenia. (from Int J Paediatr Dent 2000 Dec;10(4):328-34) The X-linked form is also known as Zinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome and involves the gene which encodes a highly conserved protein called dyskerin.