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Increased pachyonychia congenita severity in patients with concurrent keratin and filaggrin mutations.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Dec 2009
Gruber R, Wilson N J, Smith F J D, Grabher D, Steinwender L, Fritsch P O, Schmuth M
Abstract excerpt
Pachyonychia congenita (PC), a rare autosomal-dominant keratin disorder caused by mutations in keratin genes KRT6A/B, KRT16 or KRT17, is characterized by painful plantar keratoderma and hypertrophic nail dystrophy. Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin (FLG) gene underlie the most prevalent...
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