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Mosaicism

Mosaicism

• Two different

genotypes that developed from a single fertilized egg

• Why?
• Event during cell

division

• Chromosomal mutation

during development

• Gene mutation during

development (somatic)

• X-inactivation (females)

Rudolf Happle, M.D.

• Well-renowned

pediatric dermatologist

• Professor in Marburg

and Freiburg

• Defined several

inherited dermatologic conditions

• Helped us understand

concepts in dermatology

The term mosaicism (somatic segregation)

• 1901 Rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance
• 1904 Valentin Häcker
• Mosaikbastarde: animals showing traits from both of

their parents in a mosaic pattern.

• 1913 Collins
• Variegated pattern in seeds of maize

Jumping Genes

• Investigated mosaic

patterns in maize

• Jumping genes
• Epigenetic mosaicism

Barbara McClintock

Happle R. Mosaicism in Human Skin

Incontinentia pigmenti

The pattern of lesions follows the lines of Blaschko. Also the areas of normal skin alternating with normal skin represent areas

• f random inactivation of x or X. Widukind Lenz described the

alternating lines as an example of X inactivation

Somatic mosaicism

• A postzygotic mutation CAN affect gonads,

therefore, an individual with type 1 segmental disease may have offsprings with non- segmental involvement!

Happle R. Mosaicism in Human Skin

Type 1 segmental involvement

• Tuberous sclerosis

Trauner MA. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;49:S164-6

Type 2 segmental involvement

Pronounced manifestation in the background of milder diffuse manifestation

Ø Heterozygous embryo featuring loss of heterozygosity in the affected area

Examples include PTEN hamartoma syndrome

Genomic X-chromosome mosaicism in male patients Incontinentia pigmenti in males

• 46,XY males present with incontinentia

pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome) because

• f postzygotic X chromosome NEMO deletions
• The other explanation for males affected is

47,XXY karyotype

Patterns of skin involvement

• Lines of Blaschko
• Checkerboard pattern
• Phylloid pattern
• Patchy pattern without midline separation
• Lateralization pattern
• Sash-like pattern

Patterns of skin involvement

Happle R. Mosaicism in Human Ski

Epidermal nevus syndromes

Ep Epiderma rmal n nevu vus s s syndrome

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• Sporadic patients
• Cutaneous manifestations
• Skeletal manifestations
• Central nervous system manifestations

Ep Epiderma rmal n nevu vus s s syndrome

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• A syndrome that does not really exist!
• Schimmelpenning
• Sebaceous gland nevi, CNS anomalies, eye problems
• Νevus comedonicus
• Cataracts
• Pigmented and hairy nevus syndrome
• Becker nevus, chest hypoplasia, scoliosis
• Proteus syndrome
• Hamartomas
• CHILD syndrome
• Females, congenital hemidysplasia, ichthyosiform

erythroderma, limb defects

McCune-Albright syndrome