Pachyonychia congenita type 2: Abnormal dentition extending into adulthood

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 500-501

  Zamiri, M ^a,b   McLean, W H I ^c   Hodgins, M B ^b   Munro, C S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal dentition; Pachyonychia congenita type 2

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE;

ADULTHOOD; CONGENITAL PACHYONYCHIA; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTITION; DENTURE; ENAMEL; EPIDERMOID CYST; EYEBROW; FAMILY STUDY; HAIR DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANCY; KERATODERMA; LETTER; MISSENSE MUTATION; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; HUMANS; KERATIN-17; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 47549107623     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08662.x     Document Type: Letter

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