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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 7 | Page : 4 |
Genetics in acne
Raj Kubba, AK Bajaj, DM Thappa, Rajeev Sharma, Maya Vedamurthy, Sandipan Dhar, S Criton, Rui Fernandez, AJ Kanwar, Uday Khopkar, Malavika Kohli, VP Kuriyipe, Koushik Lahiri, Nina Madnani, Deepak Parikh, Sudhir Pujara, KK Rajababu, S Sacchidanand, VK Sharma, Jayakar Thomas
members Indian Acne Alliance, India
Correspondence Address:
Raj Kubba
Consultant Dermatologist, Kubba Clinic,10, Aradhana Enclave, Ring Road, New Delhi - 110066
India
 Source of Support: Production and publication of this supplement is made possible by an educational grant from Galderma India Pvt. Ltd., Conflict of Interest: Indian Acne Alliance (IAA) meetings logistics to formulate IAA consensus document DQAcne in India: Guidelines for managementDQ were supported by Galderma India Pvt. Ltd.  | Check |
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How to cite this article:
Kubba R, Bajaj A K, Thappa D M, Sharma R, Vedamurthy M, Dhar S, Criton S, Fernandez R, Kanwar A J, Khopkar U, Kohli M, Kuriyipe V P, Lahiri K, Madnani N, Parikh D, Pujara S, Rajababu K K, Sacchidanand S, Sharma V K, Thomas J. Genetics in acne. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2009;75, Suppl S1:4 |
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Kubba R, Bajaj A K, Thappa D M, Sharma R, Vedamurthy M, Dhar S, Criton S, Fernandez R, Kanwar A J, Khopkar U, Kohli M, Kuriyipe V P, Lahiri K, Madnani N, Parikh D, Pujara S, Rajababu K K, Sacchidanand S, Sharma V K, Thomas J. Genetics in acne. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [serial online] 2009 [cited 2021 Jan 20];75, Suppl S1:4. Available from: https://www.ijdvl.com/text.asp?2009/75/7/4/45471 |
Although acne is not an inherited condition, there is an inherited predisposition. Several genes are believed to be involved, of which only the gene for cytochrome P-450-1A1 and the gene for steroid 21-hydroxylase are documented.[1] There is high concordance rate among identical twins. [2] XYY karyotype is associated with severe acne. [2] Positive family history of acne is obtained in 40% of patients [3] and correlates with more severe disease.
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| 3. | Cunliffe WJ, Gollnick HPM. Acne: Diagnosis and management. London: Martin Dunitz 2001. p. 1-46. |
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