Novel point mutations, deletions, and polymorphisms in the cathepsin C gene in nine families from Europe and North Africa with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome.

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Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar keratoderma, periodontitis, and premature loss of dentition. Mutations in the CTSC gene that encodes cathepsin C have been described in families affected with Papillon--Lefèvre syndrome. Cathepsin C is the least understood of the lysosomal cysteine proteases; it has been reported to participate in both intracellular and...

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