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Target Discovery and Validation Reviews and Protocols

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Keratin Transgenics <strong>and</strong> Knockouts 207<br />

Fig. 3. (A) Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) evoked by mutations in K5 <strong>and</strong> also<br />

K14. (B) Meesmann’s corneal dystrophy elicited by mutations in K12. (C) Mutations in<br />

the keratin K6b <strong>and</strong> also other keratins are likely to trigger epidermolytic hyperkeratosis<br />

(EHK). (D) K4 mutations are reported to be responsible for white sponge nevus. (E)<br />

Pachyonychia congenita caused by mutations in K6a, K6b, <strong>and</strong> also K17. (F) Ablation<br />

of K5 in mouse causes EBS <strong>and</strong> neonatal death (21). (G) Total loss of K10 in the<br />

suprabasal epidermis in neonatal mice is without signs of fragility or wound healing<br />

response (75). There is free access to the pictures A to E, showing patients suffering from<br />

the mentioned syndromes on the World Wide Web. Pictures F <strong>and</strong> G are derived from the<br />

corresponding publications <strong>and</strong> slightly modified.

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