MeSH definition : A type I keratin expressed in a variety of EPITHELIUM, including the ESOPHAGUS, the
TONGUE, the HAIR FOLLICLE and NAILS. Keratin-16 is normally found associated with
KERATIN-6. Mutations in the gene for keratin-6 have been associated with PACHYONYCHIA
CONGENITA, TYPE 1.;
A type I keratin expressed in a variety of EPITHELIUM, including the ESOPHAGUS, the
TONGUE, the HAIR FOLLICLE and NAILS. Keratin-16 is normally found associated with
KERATIN-6. Mutations in the gene for keratin-6 have been associated with PACHYONYCHIA
CONGENITA, TYPE 1.