title: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome.
abstract: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a particularly devastating disease that eludes all forms of therapy. It challenges researchers to find a connection between the dermatologic aspects of the disease and the severe periodontosis resulting in an edentulous patient in just a few years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, New York University College of Dentistry.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Posteraro
mesh_terms: D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D010214:Papillon-Lefevre Disease; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000235:genetics*