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MeSH Heading: Pachyonychia Congenita
Tree Number(s): C16.131.077.350.856; C16.131.831.350.856; C16.320.850.250.856; C17.800.529.594; C17.800.804.350.856; C17.800.827.250.856
Unique ID: D053549
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053549
Scope Note: A group of inherited ectodermal dysplasias whose most prominent clinical feature is hypertrophic nail dystrophy resulting in PACHYONYCHIA. Several specific subtypes of pachyonychia congenita have been associated with mutations in genes that encode KERATINS.
Entry Term(s): Congenital Pachyonychia; Jackson-Lawler Syndrome (Pc-2); Jackson-Lawler Type Pachyonychia Congenita; Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome (Pc-1); Jadassohn-Lewandowsky Syndrome; Pachyonychia Congenita Jackson Lawler Type; Pachyonychia Congenita Syndrome; Pachyonychia Congenita Tarda, Type 1; Pachyonychia Congenita Type 1; Pachyonychia Congenita, Jackson-Lawler Type; Pachyonychia Congenita, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky Type; Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 1; Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 2; Type 1 Pachyonychia Congenita; Type 2 Pachyonychia Congenita
Previous Indexing: Nails, Malformed (1964-2006)
See Also: Keratin-17; Keratin-6; Nails, Malformed
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2018/06/14

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