ABCA12 is crucial for skin barrier function and traditionally linked to severe congenital ichthyosis, such as harlequin ichthyosis. However, its genotype-phenotype relationship may be more nuanced. Using whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing, we identified four cases of mild ichthyosis with biallelic ABCA12 pathogenic variants. In addition to a milder phenotype, the palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) in these cases had a distinct "mosaic-tile like" pattern. Two cases with missense variants in the N-terminus of ABCA12 also presented an annular ichthyosis pattern resembling erythrokeratodermia variabilis et progressiva (EKVP). Our findings suggest a correlation between ABCA12 missense variant location and clinical presentation, expanding the phenotype spectrum associated with ABCA12 variants and highlighting the potential for annular patterns or "mosaic-tile like" PPK in these patients.
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