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The phenotypic and molecular genetic features of pachyonychia congenita.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2011
McLean W H Irwin, Hansen C David, Eliason Mark J, Smith Frances J D
Abstract excerpt
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by heterozygous mutations in any one of the genes encoding the differentiation-specific keratins K6a, K6b, K16, or K17. The main clinical features of the condition include painful and highly debilitating plantar keratoderma, hypertrophic nail dystrophy, oral leukokeratosis, and a variety of epidermal cysts. Although the condition has...
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