We identified OR2A14, FER1L6, TAOK3, MAN1A2, MBNL2, SERBP1, PLEKHA2, SPTAN1, ADAMTS1, SLC30A5, ABCC1, SLC7A1 and SLC25A24 as candidate genes implicated in PC progression. Here, SERBP1 is linked to pachyonychia congenita.