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Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome
- Cathepsin C mutation which affects the immune
response to infection
- Hyperkeratosis of the palms and feet
- Sometimes elbows and knees
- Dramatic periodontitis
- Floating teeth
- DD: Langerhans’ cell disease
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Teeth falling off . Papillon-Lefvre Syndrome Cathepsin C mutation which affects the immune response to infection Hyperkeratosis of the palms and feet Sometimes elbows and knees Dramatic periodontitis Floating teeth DD:
response to infection
anomalies
and palate); chr 1 long arm
pars villosa) and acquired (trauma, habits)
Wilms tumor, adrenal or liver tumors (hepatoblastoma)