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KRT17 keratin 17

Gene ID: 3872, updated on 7-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: PC; K17; PC2; 39.1; CK-17; PCHC1

Summary

This gene encodes the type I intermediate filament chain keratin 17, expressed in nail bed, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, and other epidermal appendages. Mutations in this gene lead to Jackson-Lawler type pachyonychia congenita and steatocystoma multiplex. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
17q21.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 17; NC_000017.11 (41619442..41624575, complement)
Total number of exons:
8

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