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Knuckle pads, in an epidermal palmoplantar keratoderma patient with Keratin 9 R163W transgrediens expression.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Codispoti Andrea, Colombo Enrico, Zocchi Loredana, Serra Valeria, Pertusi Ginevra, Leigheb Giorgio, Tiberio Rossana, Bornacina Guido, Zuccoli Riccardo, Ramponi Antonio, Campione Elena, Melino Gerry, Terrinoni Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolytic PalmoPlantar keratoderma (EPPK) Vörner-type is an autosomal dominantly inherited skin disease, characterized by severe thickening of the palms and soles, caused by mutations in the keratin K9 (KRT9) gene. To date, a number of KRT9 mutations have been detected, most of which affect the highly conserved 1A region of the central alpha-helical domain, important for keratin heterodimerization. The most...
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