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Mutation report: identification of a germline mutation in keratin 17 in a family with pachyonychia congenita type 2.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 1999
Celebi J T, Tanzi E L, Yao Y J, Michael E J, Peacocke M
Abstract excerpt
Pachyonychia congenita type 2 (PC-2), also known as Jackson-Lawler type PC, is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hypertrophic nail dystrophy associated with focal keratoderma and multiple pilosebaceous cysts. It has been demonstrated that PC-2 is associated with germline mutations in the keratin 17 (K17) gene and in its expression partner keratin 6b. In this report, we describe a novel germline...
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