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Cathepsin C gene 5'-untranslated region mutation in papillon-lefèvre syndrome.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2012
Kosem Rok, Debeljak Maruša, Repič Lampret Barbka, Kansky Aleksej, Battelino Tadej, Trebušak Podkrajšek Katarina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar keratoderma together with a severe form of generalized aggressive periodontitis and associated with mutations in cathepsin C gene (CTSC). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical and mutational characteristics of 6 PLS patients from 4 unrelated Slovenian families. METHODS: CTSC mutational and functional...
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