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Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome

Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome noun: an autosomal-recessive genetic disorder caused by a deficiency in cathepsin C, and characterized by periodontitis and palmoplantar keratoderma.

Noun

Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An autosomal-recessive genetic disorder caused by a deficiency in cathepsin C, and characterized by periodontitis and palmoplantar keratoderma.
    Synonyms:
    PLS

Synonyms of Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome

Questions about Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome

What does Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome mean?
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome means an autosomal-recessive genetic disorder caused by a deficiency in cathepsin C, and characterized by periodontitis and palmoplantar keratoderma.
What part of speech is Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome?
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a noun.

Words near Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome in the dictionary

  1. papillomatous
  2. papillomaviral
  3. papillomavirus
  4. papillomaviruses
  5. papillon
  6. Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome
  7. Papillon-Léage and Psaume syndrome
  8. papillons
  9. papillorenal
  10. papillorenal syndrome
  11. papillose

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