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The palmoplantar keratodermas: much more than palms and soles.
Molecular medicine today - 1 Mar 1999
Kelsell D P, Stevens H P
Abstract excerpt
The inherited palmoplantar keratodermas (PPKs) are a diverse and often clinically confusing branch of the genetic skin diseases. As the name suggests, the lesions of PPK primarily affect the palms and soles of the feet, although a number of the PPKs are also associated with a genetic predisposition to other conditions, including cancer, hearing loss and heart failure. The mapping and identification of genes that...
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