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Dyskeratosis congenita

Dyskeratosis congenita History Interest rates, 1910; Cole, 1930 Definition Rare, hereditary "progeria-like" genodermatosis with premature ageing, which is characterized by the triad of hypo- or hyperpigmentation, onychodystrophy (beginning before the age of 5) and leukoplakia in addition to sever...

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