Dyskeratosis
| Dyskeratosis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Dyskeratosisis abnormalkeratinizationoccurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below thestratum granulosum.[1]
Dyskeratosis congenita iscongenitaldisease characterized byreticularskin pigmentation, nail degeneration, andleukoplakiaon themucous membranesassociated with shorttelomeres.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelso; Abbas, Abul (2004)Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease(8th ed.). Saunders. Page 1392.ISBN0-7216-0187-1.
- ^Mason PJ, Bessler M (2011)."The genetics of dyskeratosis congenita".Cancer Genetics.204(12): 635–645.doi:10.1016/j.cancergen.2011.11.002.PMC3269008.PMID22285015.
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