KRT9
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KRT9
A gene on chromosome 17q21.1-q21.2 that encodes a type-I keratin and an intermediate filament chain expressed only in the terminally differentiated palmoplantar skin.Molecular pathology
KRT9 mutations cause epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma.
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