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KRT84

KRT84 is a keratin gene, for a type II hair keratin contained primarily in the filiform tongue papilla.

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keratin 84
Identifiers
SymbolKRT84
Alt. symbolsKRTHB4
NCBI gene3890
HGNC6461
RefSeqNM_033045
Other data
LocusChr. 12 q13

KRT84 is a keratin gene, for a type II hair keratin contained primarily in the filiform tongue papilla.1

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References

  1. Xu M, Horrell J, Snitow M, Cui J, Gochnauer H, Syrett CM, et al. (June 2017). "WNT10A mutation causes ectodermal dysplasia by impairing progenitor cell proliferation and KLF4-mediated differentiation". Nature Communications. 8 (1) 15397. Bibcode:2017NatCo...815397X. doi:10.1038/ncomms15397. PMC 5467248. PMID 28589954.