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Identification of putative genetic modifying factors that influence the development of Papillon-Lefévre or Haim-Munk syndrome phenotypes.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Jul 2020
Pap É M, Farkas K, Tóth L, Fábos B, Széll M, Németh G, Nagy N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Papillon-Lefévre syndrome (PLS; OMIM 245000) and Haim-Munk syndrome (HMS; OMIM 245010), which are both characterized by palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and periodontitis, are phenotypic variants of the same disease caused by mutations of the cathepsin C (CTSC) gene. AIM: To identify putative genetic modifying factors responsible for the differential development of the PLS or HMS phenotypes, we...
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