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Netherton Syndrome
A skin disease that is characterized by chronic skin inflammation, trichorrhexis invaginata, atopic dermatitis and is caused by mutations in the SPINK5 gene resulting in reduced capacity to inhibit serine proteases expre
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Overview
A skin disease that is characterized by chronic skin inflammation, trichorrhexis invaginata, atopic dermatitis and is caused by mutations in the SPINK5 gene resulting in reduced capacity to inhibit serine proteases expre
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