| Keratin disease | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Keratinopathy |
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| Keratin (high molecular weight) in bile duct cell and oval cells of mouse liver. | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
A keratin disease is a genetic disorder of one of the keratin genes.[citation needed] An example is monilethrix.[1] The first to be identified was epidermolysis bullosa simplex.[2][3]
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