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Abstract
A type II keratin found expressed in the upper spinous layer of epidermal KERATINOCYTES. Mutations in genes that encode keratin-2A have been associated with ICHTHYOSIS BULLOSA OF SIEMENS.
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- Cytokeratin-2
- Cytokeratin 2
- Keratin 2
- Keratin 2E
- Keratin-2A
- Keratin-2B
- Keratin-2E
- Keratin-2P
- Keratin 2A
- Keratin 2B
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2007
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- Keratins (1994-2006)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Keratin-2. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053557. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053557
- Keratin-2. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6393602