Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn Syndrome

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Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant form of ectodermal dysplasia that affects the skin, sweat glands, nails, and teeth. The incidence is estimated to be 1 case in 2-4 million population. NFJ syndrome is entry 161000 in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database. ^[1] The syndrome is allelic to dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis.

In 1927, Naegeli first described the syndrome as familiärer Chromatophoren-Naevus in a Swiss family. In 1954, Franceschetti and Jadassohn further analyzed the syndrome, as did Itin and colleagues in 1993.

NFJ syndrome is a reticulate pigmentary disorder. Other reticulate pigmentary diseases include X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder, dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, Dowling-Degos disease, dyschromatosis, confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud, and reticulated acropigmentation of Kitamura.

Franceschetti and Jadassohn distinguished Naegeli syndrome from incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome) by the equal frequency of the disorder in males and females and by the presence of palmar and plantar hyperkeratosis, hypohidrosis, and dental abnormalities. In contrast, incontinentia pigmenti is inherited as an X-linked dominant trait.

Dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, allelic to NFJ, shares many features and may be a variation of the same genetic defect, but is distinguished by alopecia, reticulate pigmentation that lasts into adulthood, and the lack of dental abnormalities. ^[2] Dyskeratosis congenita patients can have dental findings, reticulate hyperpigmentation, adermatoglyphia, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, and nail anomalies similar to NFJ patients. However, these patients may have alopecia, premalignant leukoplakia, poikiloderma, and blood dyscrasias and dyskeratosis congenita is inherited most commonly in an X-linked recessive manner.

The distribution of the reticulate pigmentation in Dowling-Degos, dyschromatosis symmetrica and hereditaria, and reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura makes these disorders easier to distinguish. ^[2]

Hereditary bullous acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Weary-Kindler has some striking similarities to NFJ syndrome. However, hypohidrosis is not reported with this entity, and dental abnormalities are only rarely observed. ^[3]

Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome may be associated with a number of markers located in the vicinity of the type I keratin gene cluster on band 17q21.

Wittock et al studied a single family of British origin, identifying 25 members that are affected by Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome and 37 that are unaffected. ^[4] Markers located on arms 1q, 12q, and 18q were excluded for links to the disease; this finding indicates that the gene for NFJ syndrome is not located in the epidermal differentiation complex, the type II keratin cluster, or the desmosomal cadherin cluster, respectively.

In contrast, a highly significant linkage was detected with a number of markers located in the vicinity of the type I keratin gene cluster on band 17q21, with maximum 2-lod scores of 4.16 and 3.717 for the markers D17S1787 and D17S1886, respectively. ^[4] The genetic defect appears to be a region of the gene encoding the KRT14 nonhelical head (E1/V1) domain located between the microsatellite markers D17S798 and D17S957, which are separated by approximately 26.97 cM. A nonsense mutation in a corresponding region of KRT5 has been found in Dowling-Degos disease and a missense mutation in the V1 domain of KRT5 has been described in patients with epidermolysis bullosa with mottled pigmentation. These observations support a mutation in a basal keratin gene as causing both blistering and pigmentary disorders. ^{[2, 4]}

While abnormal keratin filament structure and function can explain hypohidrosis and epithelial differentiation abnormalities, the absence of dermatoglyphics is not well understood. Proliferation of KRT14 -expressing basal cells leads to development of dermatoglyphics during the first trimester of gestation. KRT14 is therefore considered a candidate gene. ^[2] Other candidate genes have been mapped to the region critical to NFJ syndrome; these include the granulin gene that encodes a protein involved in epithelium growth and differentiation ^[5] ; frizzled homolog 2, a molecule involved in epithelial cell-signaling pathways ^[6] ; ADAM-11, a protein implicated in cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix interactions ^[7] ; GRB-7, a membrane-bound growth factor receptor of uncertain function ^[8] ; and the MEOX1 gene. ^[9]

Studies suggest that NFJ syndrome is caused by frameshift or nonsense mutations in KRT14, leading to early termination of translation- or nonsense-mediated degradation of mRNA (50% or less), with resulting haploinsufficiency. Type I keratins have been shown to protect keratinocytes by blocking tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) proapoptotic signals, likely through interaction with TNF receptor type 1 (TNFR1)–associated death domain protein (TRADD). Specifically, decreased KRT14 has been shown to lead to increased TNF-alpha–induced apoptosis of keratinocytes. ^{[2, 10, 11, 12]}

Letters by Titeux et al and Van Steensel et al call into question the hypothesis of haploinsufficiency causing the dominant effect seen in NFJ syndrome. ^[13] The authors of Titeux et al studied a patient with a null mutation of KRT14 with clinical manifestations of epidermolysis bullosa simplex but with absent dermatoglyphs. The authors stipulate that the patient’s offspring are heterozygous carriers of the KRT14 null mutation and would therefore have some manifestations of NFJ syndrome, according to the haploinsufficiency hypothesis. However, the 2 healthy children displayed no pigmentation abnormalities, had normal dermatoglyphs, and had no other cutaneous findings of NFJ syndrome. The authors offer the following alternative explanations to haploinsufficiency:

The synthesis of short serine-rich peptides arising from the K14 head domain could impair its assembly.

There may be alteration of a putative noncoding RNA (ncRNA) arising from the 5′ terminus of KRT14.

Van Steensel et al describe a 41-year-old woman of Dutch descent with flexural hyperpigmentation, nail dystrophy, and reduced dermatoglyphics, but with normal sweating. She was found to have a heterozygous missense mutation in KRT14. The authors believe this case casts doubt on haploinsufficiency causing NFJ syndrome because missense mutations in keratins are considered to have a dominant negative effect, which was not observed in this case. ^[14]

United States

Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome is rare.

International

The estimated incidence of Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome is approximately 1 case in 2-4 million population.

Several families with Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome have been reported in Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Greece, and Saudi Arabia. There has also been one case report of a woman of Dutch descent and a case report of a man from India.

No sexual predilection is recognized for Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome.

Because of the inability to sweat, Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn (NFJ) syndrome is usually diagnosed early in life. The lack of fingerprint lines (ie, dermatoglyphics) can be easily checked.

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Rebekah H Clifford, MD Attending Physician, Department of Dermatology, William Beaumont Army Medical Center

Rebekah H Clifford, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Medical Womens Association, Women’s Dermatologic Society

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Kenneth J Galeckas, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Staff Dermatologist, Director, Laser and Cosmetic Clinic, Intern and Medical Student Coordinator, Department of Dermatology, National Naval Medical Center

Kenneth J Galeckas, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists

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David F Butler, MD Former Section Chief of Dermatology, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System; Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, Scott and White Clinic

David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, Phi Beta Kappa

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Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH Professor and Head of Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Visiting Professor, Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, New York Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, Sigma Xi

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Dirk M Elston, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology

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The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors, Ulrich Hengge, MD, MBA, Theo Rufli, MD, and Peter Itin, MD, to the development and writing of this article.

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