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Six generations of epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma, associated with a KRT9 R163W mutation.
Cancer genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Wang Peng, Kang Xiao-Jing, Tang Xiao-Hui, Liu Jian-Yong, Li Wen-Zheng, Wang Wei-Jia, Liang Sheng-Nan, Feng Yan-Yan, Ding Yuan, Chen Wen-Jing
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (EPPK) is a rare autosomal dominant skin disorder characterized by diffuse hyperkeratosis on the palms and soles. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) has become a powerful tool for the detection of rare causal variants of Mendelian disorders. However, no causal gene for EPPK in the Uygur population has been identified until now, and no treatment exists than can address the...
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