Dyskeratosis is abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.[1]

Dyskeratosis
SpecialtyDermatology

Dyskeratosis congenita is congenital disease characterized by reticular skin pigmentation, nail degeneration, and leukoplakia on the mucous membranes associated with short telomeres.[2]

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  1. ^ Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelso; Abbas, Abul (2004) Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Saunders. Page 1392. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
  2. ^ Mason PJ, Bessler M (2011). "The genetics of dyskeratosis congenita". Cancer Genetics. 204 (12): 635–645. doi:10.1016/j.cancergen.2011.11.002. PMC 3269008. PMID 22285015.635-645&rft.date=2011&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269008#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/22285015&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.cancergen.2011.11.002&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=PJ&rft.au=Bessler, M&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269008&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Dyskeratosis" class="Z3988">