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multiple familial trichoepithelioma
Friday 3 March 2017
MFT
Multiple familial trichoepithelioma (MFT) is an autosomal dominant disorder of skin appendage tumors characterized by the appearance of trichoepitheliomas.
MFT1
- Multiple familial trichoepithelioma-1 (MFT1) is caused by heterozygous mutation in the CYLD gene (MIM.605018) on chromosome 16q12.
- Allelic disorders with overlapping features include familial cylindromatosis (MIM.132700) and Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BRSS; MIM.605041).
MFT2 (MIM.612099) has been mapped to 9p21.
See also
trichoepithelioma