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Abstract
A type II keratin found associated with KERATIN-16 or KERATIN-17 in rapidly proliferating squamous epithelial tissue. Mutations in gene for keratin-6A and keratin-6B have been associated with PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA, TYPE 1 and PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA, TYPE 2 respectively.
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- Cytokeratin-6
- Keratin 6
- Cytokeratin 6
- Cytokeratin-6A
- Cytokeratin-6B
- Cytokeratin-6E
- Cytokeratin-6F
- Keratin 6A
- Keratin 6B
- Keratin 6E
- Keratin 6F
- Keratin-6A
- Keratin-6B
- Keratin-6E
- Keratin-6F
- Cytokeratin 6A
- Cytokeratin 6B
- Cytokeratin 6E
- Cytokeratin 6F
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, 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(2006)
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- Keratin (1986-2006)
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- National Library of Medicine. Keratin-6. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053553. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053553
- Keratin-6. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58510401