Keratin 17

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keratin 17
Identifiers
Symbol KRT17 PCHC1
HUGO 6427
Entrez 3872
OMIM 148069
RefSeq NM_000422
UniProt Q04695
Other data
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.