Keratin 17
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keratin 17
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | KRT17 PCHC1 |
HUGO | 6427 |
Entrez | 3872 |
OMIM | 148069 |
RefSeq | NM_000422 |
UniProt | Q04695 |
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Locus | Chr. 17 q12-17q21 |
Keratin 17 is a type I cytokeratin. It is found in nail beds, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and other epidermal appendages. Mutations in the gene encoding this protein lead to Jackson-Lawler type pachyonychia congenita and steatocystoma multiplex.