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P-cadherin is a p63 target gene with a crucial role in the developing human limb bud and hair follicle.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 2008
Shimomura Yutaka, Wajid Muhammad, Shapiro Lawrence, Christiano Angela M
Abstract excerpt
P-cadherin is a member of the classical cadherin family that forms the transmembrane core of adherens junctions. Recently, mutations in the P-cadherin gene (CDH3) have been shown to cause two inherited diseases in humans: hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy (HJMD) and ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly, macular dystrophy (EEM syndrome). The common features of both diseases are sparse hair and macular...
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