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Pure hair-nail ectodermal dysplasia maps to chromosome 12p11.1-q21.1 in a consanguineous Pakistani family.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Sept 2007
Naeem M, John P, Ali G, Ahmad W
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Ectodermal dysplasias (ED) are developmental disorders affecting tissues of ectodermal origin including hair, nail, teeth and sweat glands. To date, four different types of ectodermal dysplasias involving only hair and nails have been described. In an effort to understand the molecular basis of ED of hair and nails, a Pakistani family with multiple affected individuals was studied. Linkage analysis was carried...
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