"Keratin-17" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A type I keratin found associated with KERATIN-6 in rapidly proliferating squamous epithelial tissue. Mutations in the gene for keratin-17 have been associated with PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA, TYPE 2.
| Descriptor ID |
D053537
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.593.450.300.700 D12.776.220.475.450.300.700 D12.776.860.607.300.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Keratin-17- Keratin-17
- Keratin 17
- Cytokeratin 17
- Cytokeratin-17
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