Article
Mutations in the 1A domain of keratin 9 in patients with epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 1995
Rothnagel J A, Wojcik S, Liefer K M, Dominey A M, Huber M, Hohl D, Roop D R
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma is an autosomal dominant skin disorder characterized by hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles. Ultrastructurally the disease exhibits abnormal keratin filament networks and tonofilament clumping like that found in the keratin disorders of epidermolysis bullosa simplex and epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. The disease has been mapped to chromosome 17q11-q23 in the region of the...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Humans
- Keratins
- Keratoderma, Palmoplantar
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
