Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
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Keratitis–ichthyosis–deafness syndrome (also known as "Erythrokeratodermia progressiva Burns," "Ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness," and "KID syndrome,") presents at birth/infancy and is characterized by pregressive corneal opacification, either mild generalized hyperkeratosis or discrete erythematous plaques, and neurosensory deafness.

It is caused by a mutation in connexin 26
GJB2
Gap junction beta-2 also known as connexin-26 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJB2 gene. Defects in this gene lead to the most common form of congenital deafness in developed countries, called DFNB1, also known as Connexin 26 deafness or GJB2-related deafness.- Function :Gap...

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