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A novel mutation of keratin 9 in epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma combined with knuckle pads.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 30 Jul 2003
Lu Yong, Guo Chenhong, Liu Qiji, Zhang Xiyu, Cheng Lin, Li Jiangxia, Chen Bingxi, Gao Guimin, Zhou Haibin, Guo Yishou, Li Yefu, Gong Yaoqin
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (EPPK) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease. We studied a family from Shandong, China, having patients suffering from EPPK with a unique symptom-knuckle pads. We noticed that both the hyperkeratosis and knuckle pads in the Chinese family were friction-related. Candidate gene analysis was carried out using linkage analysis and direct sequencing. A novel L160F mutation...
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