Steatocystoma multiplex: keratin 17 - the key player?

Autor: Antal, A.S., Kulichova, D., Redler, S., Betz, R.C., Ruzicka, T.
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Zdroj: British Journal of Dermatology; Dec2012, Vol. 167 Issue 6, p1395-1397, 3p
Abstrakt: The article presents a case study of a 46-year-old male who is presented with an inflamed and painful tumour in the left cheek. The patient had a history of having skin lesions since birth that gradually appeared during adolescence. Ultrasound findings suggest a presence of a cyst filled with trichilemmal horn and homogenous sebum. The patient's condition has been described as a known mutation in the keratin 17 (KRT17) gene from a family with a history of steatocystoma multiplex.
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