Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD), also known as familial benign chronic pemphigus, is an autosomal dominant genetic blistering disease caused by a mutation in a calcium transporter protein in the Golgi apparatus… Click to show full abstract
Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD), also known as familial benign chronic pemphigus, is an autosomal dominant genetic blistering disease caused by a mutation in a calcium transporter protein in the Golgi apparatus encoded by the ATP2C1 gene on chromosome 3.1 Defective calcium homeostasis in the Golgi apparatus leads to loss of keratinocyte cell-cell adhesion leading to acantholysis.
               
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