"Keratin-17" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A type I keratin found associated with KERATIN-6 in rapidly proliferating squamous epithelial tissue. Mutations in the gene for keratin-17 have been associated with PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA, TYPE 2.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053537 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D05.750.078.593.450.300.700 D12.776.220.475.450.300.700 D12.776.860.607.300.700 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Keratin-17Keratin-17Keratin 17Cytokeratin 17Cytokeratin-17
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratin-17" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								He X, Marchionni L, Hansel DE, Yu W, Sood A, Yang J, Parmigiani G, Matsui W, Berman DM. Differentiation of a highly tumorigenic basal cell compartment in urothelial carcinoma. Stem Cells. 2009 Jul; 27(7):1487-95.