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Pachyonychia congenita cornered: Report on the 11th annual international pachyonychia congenita consortium meeting

  • E. A. O'Toole
  • , R. L. Kaspar
  • , E. Sprecher
  • , M. E. Schwartz
  • , L. Rittié*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • TransDerm Inc.
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
  • Pachyonychia Congenita Project
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

Summary This is a report of the research presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Pachyonychia Congenita Consortium, held on 6 May 2014 in Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A. This year's meeting was divided into five corners concerning pachyonychia congenita (PC) research: (i) 'PC Pathogenesis Cornered', an overview of recent keratin research, for PC and other skin disorders; (ii) 'From All Corners of ...', an outline of other genetic disorders that we can learn from; (iii) 'Fighting For Our Corner', an outline of National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases programmes and U.S. funding opportunities applicable to rare skin disorders; (iv) 'The PC Corner', focusing on recent clinical studies related to PC; and (v) 'Clinical Corners: Turning the Corner?', an update on ongoing PC clinical trials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)974-977
Number of pages4
JournalBritish Journal of Dermatology
Volume171
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin DiseasesK01AR059678

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