Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of cathepsin C, a lysosomal cysteine proteinase that functions by removing dipeptides from the amino termini of its substrates. The disease is characterized by palmoplantar keratoderma and juvenile periodontitis.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder, Lysosomal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C56 Lysosomal diseases
H00274 Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
14 Diseases of the skin
Genetic and developmental disorders affecting the skin
EC20 Genetic disorders of keratinisation
H00274 Papillon-Lefevre syndrome