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Descriptor English:   Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe 
Descriptor Spanish:   Proteinosis Lipoidea de Urbach y Wiethe 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Proteinose Lipoide de Urbach e Wiethe 
Synonyms English:   Lipoproteinosis
Urbach-Wiethe Disease  
Tree Number:   C08.618.490.500
C16.320.850.595
Definition English:   An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by glassy degenerative thickening (hyalinosis) of SKIN; MUCOSA; and certain VISCERA. This disorder is caused by mutation in the extracellular matrix protein 1 gene (ECM1). Clinical features include hoarseness and skin eruption due to widespread deposition of HYALIN. 
See Related English:   Hyalinosis, Systemic
 
History Note English:   2007 (1975) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   8240 
Unique Identifier:   D008065 

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