CD44 and pachyonychia congenita: Given the properties of their protein products, this finding is consistent with the hypothesis that malignant transformation of peritoneum into PC is associated with deregulation of three mechanisms [27]: (a) growth and proliferation via BAG1, CCNB1, MKI67, and MYBL2, (b) cell adhesion and forced migration via CD44 standard, MUC1, CLDN4, and CLDN6, followed by increased local invasiveness through upregulation of MMP2, and (c) VEGF-mediated angiogenesis.