Keratin 1 and keratin 10 mutations causing epidermolytic hyperkeratosis in Chinese patients.

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Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK) is a rare dominantly inherited skin disorder with erythroderma and hyperkeratosis. Mutations have been found in keratin 1 (K1) or keratin 10 (K10) gene. In the present study, we reported three sporadic and one familial Chinese EHK patients with their mutation findings. All the mutations turned out to be single heterozygous point substitutions. A novel mutation designated as...

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