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Keratin 13 is a type I cytokeratin, it is paired with keratin 4 and found in the suprabasal layers of non-cornified stratified epithelia. Mutations in the gene encoding this protein and keratin 4 have been associated with the autosomal dominant disorder White Sponge Nevus.
K13 is negative in buccal epithelium
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type I ( 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21), type II ( 1, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 7, 8, 9), Hair ( Type I, Type II), Beta
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