Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2002; Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) is an autosomal recessive palmoplantar keratoderma caused by cathepsin C (CTSC) gene mutations. This study reports CTSC mutational and enzyme analyses in a consanguineous Brazilian family with PLS, representing the first enzymatic analysis of a Brazilian kinship with PLS. This ...