Papillon Lefevre Syndrome

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Words

  • Palmoplantar Keratoderma with Periodontosis
  • Palmar-plantar Hyperkeratosis as well as Concomitant Periodontal Destruction
  • Keratoris Palmoplantaris with Periodontopathia
  • Hyperkeratosis Palmoplantaris with Periodontosis

Problem Subdivisions

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General Discussion
Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome (PLS) is an exceptionally uncommon hereditary condition that usually comes to be evident from about one to 5 years of age. Without therapy, many of the additional (irreversible) teeth might additionally be shed by around age 17.

Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome is transferred as an autosomal recessive characteristic. Hereditary evaluation of a number of afflicted family members (kindreds) recommends that the condition might arise from modifications (anomalies) of a genetics that controls manufacturing of an enzyme called cathespin C. The genetics lies on the lengthy arm (q) of chromosome 11 (11q14).

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