Expression Patterns of Hair-Related Keratins and Epithelial Keratins in Onychopapilloma: The Significance of Clarifying the Origin of Onychopapilloma

    November 2022 in “ Frontiers in Medicine
    Mengxi Liu, Fang Li, Xiaoqing Wang … Daguang Wang
    Studysummary This study suggests that onychopapilloma may originate from the nail bed rather than the nail matrix, with nail bed-related keratins and HK31 potentially serving as diagnostic markers.
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