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Protein modeling of cathepsin C mutations found in Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome.
Gene - 15 Mar 2014
Moghaddasian Morteza, Arab Hamidreza, Dadkhah Ezzat, Boostani Hamidreza, Babak Azam Rezaei, Abbaszadegan Mohammad Reza
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BACKGROUND: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hyperkeratosis involving the palms, soles, elbows, and knees followed by periodontitis, destruction of alveolar bone, and loss of primary and permanent teeth. Mutations of the lysosomal protease ca...
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