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Pachyonychia congenita cornered: report on the 11th <scp>A</scp> nnual <scp>I</scp> nternational <scp>P</scp> achyonychia <scp>C</scp> ongenita <scp>C</scp> onsortium Meeting

Authors :
Eli Sprecher
Edel A. O'Toole
Laure Rittié
Roger L. Kaspar
Mary E. Schwartz
Source :
British Journal of Dermatology. 171:974-977
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014.

Abstract

Summary This is a report of the research presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Pachyonychia Congenita Consortium, held on 6 May 2014 in Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A. This year&#39;s meeting was divided into five corners concerning pachyonychia congenita (PC) research: (i) ‘PC Pathogenesis Cornered’, an overview of recent keratin research, for PC and other skin disorders; (ii) ‘From All Corners of …’, an outline of other genetic disorders that we can learn from; (iii) ‘Fighting For Our Corner’, an outline of National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases programmes and U.S. funding opportunities applicable to rare skin disorders; (iv) ‘The PC Corner’, focusing on recent clinical studies related to PC; and (v) ‘Clinical Corners: Turning the Corner?’, an update on ongoing PC clinical trials.

Details

ISSN :
13652133 and 00070963
Volume :
171
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
British Journal of Dermatology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d026e02402533a4811d7399ba5e10a4f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.13341