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Lingual hyperkeratosis in dyskeratosis congenita: ultrastructural findings
Author(s) -
McKay G. S.,
Ogden G. R.,
Chisholm D. M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1991.tb00921.x
Subject(s) - hyperkeratosis , dyskeratosis congenita , dyskeratosis , epidermolytic hyperkeratosis , ultrastructure , histology , pathology , keratosis , medicine , dermatology , biology , dna , telomere , genetics
The first ultrastructural description of the mucosal lesions of lingual hyperkeratosis in dyskeratosis congenita is reported. The histology described may help explain the high incidence, later in life, of cancerous change in these leukoplakic patches.