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A gene for pachyonychia congenita is closely linked to the keratin gene cluster on 17q12-q21.
1 Sept 1994
Abstract excerpt
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a group of hereditary syndromes which have in common a hypertrophic dystrophy of the distal nail, and are associated with a variety of additional features, notably various dyskeratoses of skin and mucous membranes. The pathology is unknown but the array of clinical features suggests the possibility of a keratin abnormality. In the present report we describe linkage analyses in a...
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