 Keratin-16
"Keratin-16" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type I keratin expressed in a variety of EPITHELIUM, including the ESOPHAGUS, the TONGUE, the HAIR FOLLICLE and NAILS. Keratin-16 is normally found associated with KERATIN-6. Mutations in the gene for keratin-6 have been associated with PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA, TYPE 1.
| Descriptor ID |
D053536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.593.450.300.600 D12.776.220.475.450.300.600 D12.776.860.607.300.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Keratin-16- Keratin-16
- Keratin 16
- Cytokeratin-16
- Cytokeratin 16
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Kurokawa I, Nishimura K, Yamanaka K, Isoda K, Taniguchi Y, Tsuruta D, Tsubura A, Mizutani H. Immunohistochemical study of cytokeratin expression in nevus sebaceous. Int J Dermatol. 2010 Apr; 49(4):402-5.
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Ito Y, Kurokawa I, Nishimura K, Hakamada A, Isoda K, Yamanaka K, Tsubura A, Mizutani H. Keratin and filaggrin expression in keratoacanthoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2008 Mar; 22(3):353-5.
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