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Linkage of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis to the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12q

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We investigated the molecular genetics of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK), a dominant disorder characterized by epidermal blistering, hyperkeratosis, vacuolar degeneration and clumping of keratin filaments. Based on this pathology, we have excluded by linkage analysis several candidate genes for the disease; in contrast, complete linkage was obtained with the type II keratin, K1, on 12q11–q13. Linkage in this region of chromosome 12 was confirmed using several other markers, and multi–locus linkage analyses further supported this location. Keratins are excellent EHK gene candidates since their expression is specific to the suprabasal epidermal layers. In the pedigree studied here, a type II keratin gene, very probably K1, is implicated as the site of the molecular defect causing EHK.

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  1. Skin Biology Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA

    John G. Compton, Sandra K. Santucci, Kathleen S. Kearns, Christopher I. Amos, Bernhard P. Korge, Peter M. Steinert & Sherri J. Bale

  2. Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA

    John J. DiGiovanna & Donita L. Abangan

  3. Laboratory of Biochemistry, Division of Cancer Biology and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA

    O. Wesley McBride

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Compton, J., DiGiovanna, J., Santucci, S. et al. Linkage of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis to the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12q. Nat Genet 1, 301–305 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0792-301

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