"Pachyonychia Congenita" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A group of inherited ectodermal dysplasias whose most prominent clinical feature is hypertrophic nail dystrophy resulting in PACHYONYCHIA. Several specific subtypes of pachyonychia congenita have been associated with mutations in genes that encode KERATINS.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053549 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C16.131.831.350.856 C16.320.850.250.856 C17.800.529.594 C17.800.804.350.856 C17.800.827.250.856 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Pachyonychia CongenitaPachyonychia CongenitaCongenita, PachyonychiaPachyonychia Congenita SyndromeCongenita Syndrome, PachyonychiaCongenita Syndromes, PachyonychiaPachyonychia Congenita SyndromesSyndrome, Pachyonychia CongenitaSyndromes, Pachyonychia CongenitaCongenital PachyonychiaCongenital PachyonychiasPachyonychia, CongenitalPachyonychias, Congenital
 Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 2Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 2Jackson-Lawler Syndrome (Pc-2)Type 2 Pachyonychia CongenitaPachyonychia Congenita Jackson Lawler TypePachyonychia Congenita, Jackson-Lawler TypePachyonychia Congenita, Jackson Lawler TypeJackson-Lawler Type Pachyonychia CongenitaJackson Lawler Type Pachyonychia Congenita
 Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 1Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 1Jadassohn-Lewandowsky SyndromeJadassohn Lewandowsky SyndromeJadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome (Pc-1)Type 1 Pachyonychia CongenitaPachyonychia Congenita Type 1Pachyonychia Congenita, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky TypePachyonychia Congenita, Jadassohn Lewandowsky TypePachyonychia Congenita Tarda, Type 1
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