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Elevated stratum corneum hydrolytic activity in Netherton syndrome suggests an inhibitory regulation of desquamation by SPINK5-derived peptides.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 2002
Komatsu Nahoko, Takata Minoru, Otsuki Norio, Ohka Rie, Amano Osamu, Takehara Kazuhiko, Saijoh Kiyofumi
Abstract excerpt
Netherton syndrome is a congenital ichthyosis associated with erythroderma, hair shaft defects, and atopic features. The mutations of the secretory serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 gene have been identified in Netherton syndrome patients; however, the actual physiologic substrates of the serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 proprotein are unknown, and how the genetic defects cause characteristic skin...
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