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A novel mutation of the cathepsin C gene in a thai family with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Mar 2005
Nitta Hiroshi, Wara-Aswapati Nawarat, Lertsirivorakul Jinda, Nakamura Tsutomu, Yamamoto Matsuo, Izumi Yuichi, Nakamura Toshiaki, Ishikawa Isao
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BACKGROUND: Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmar- plantar hyperkeratosis and rapid periodontal destruction of both primary and permanent dentitions. It has been shown that the disease is caused by cathepsin C gene (CTSC) mutation leading t...
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