title: Pachyonychia congenita cornered: report on the 11th Annual International Pachyonychia Congenita Consortium Meeting.
abstract: This is a report of the research presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Pachyonychia Congenita Consortium, held on 6 May 2014 in Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A. This year's meeting was divided into five corners concerning pachyonychia congenita (PC) research: (i) 'PC Pathogenesis Cornered', an overview of recent keratin research, for PC and other skin disorders; (ii) 'From All Corners of …', an outline of other genetic disorders that we can learn from; (iii) 'Fighting For Our Corner', an outline of National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases programmes and U.S. funding opportunities applicable to rare skin disorders; (iv) 'The PC Corner', focusing on recent clinical studies related to PC; and (v) 'Clinical Corners: Turning the Corner?', an update on ongoing PC clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, U.K.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kaspar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sprecher
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rittié
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D056687:Off-Label Use; D053549:Pachyonychia Congenita / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D002211:Capsaicin; D020123:Sirolimus