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Acanthosis Nigricans

Known as: Acanthosis Nigricans [Disease/Finding], KERATOSIS NIGRICANS, Nigricans, Acanthosis 
A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds… Expand
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Broader (3)

AcanthosisDermatologic disordersDiscoloration of skin

Narrower (7)

Acanthosis nigricans muscle cramps acral enlargementCROUZON SYNDROME WITH ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS (disorder)Cutis Gyrata Syndrome of Beare And StevensonDiabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Resistant, with Acanthosis Nigricans
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Achondroplasia, Severe, With Developmental Delay And Acanthosis NigricansAlstrom SyndromeBannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba SyndromeCHROMOSOME Xq26.3 DUPLICATION SYNDROME
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma (Gorlin) syndrome
  • R. Gorlin
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 7746520
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is characterized by large numbers of basal cell cancers and epidermal cysts of the… Expand
Review
2002
Review
2002
Genes, growth factors and acanthosis nigricans
Summary Acanthosis nigricans (AN) occurs most commonly in association with hyperinsulinaemia and more rarely as a paraneoplastic… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A quantitative scale of acanthosis nigricans.
OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a scale for acanthosis nigricans (AN). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Subjects were participants… Expand
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) transmembrane mutation in Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans
Crouzon syndrome, an autosomal dominant condition characterized by craniosynostosis, ocular proptosis and midface hypoplasia, is… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Estrogen resistance caused by a mutation in the estrogen-receptor gene in a man.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Mutations in the estrogen-receptor gene have been thought to be lethal. A 28-year-old man whose estrogen… Expand
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Characterization of groups of hyperandrogenic women with acanthosis nigricans, impaired glucose tolerance, and/or hyperinsulinemia.
This study examined the prevalence of both basal and glucose-stimulated hyperinsulinemia and acanthosis nigricans (AN) as well as… Expand
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Melanoma, growth factors, acanthosis nigricans, the sign of Leser-Trélat, and multiple acrochordons. A possible role for alpha-transforming growth factor in cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes.
CARCINOMAS have been associated with such paraneoplastic syndromes as skin-tumor growth, ectopic hormone production… Expand
Review
1983
Review
1983
Hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans syndrome: a common endocrinopathy with distinct pathophysiologic features.
The HAIR-AN syndrome that consists of hyperandrogenism (HA), insulin resistance (IR), and acanthosis nigricans (AN) is an… Expand
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Insulin resistance in nonobese patients with polycystic ovarian disease.
To determine whether insulin resistance occurs in polycystic ovarian disease (PCO) in the absence of obesity and acanthosis… Expand
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The syndromes of insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans. Insulin-receptor disorders in man.
In six patients with acanthosis nigricans variable degrees of glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia and marked resistance to… Expand
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