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Mutations in the hairless gene underlie APL in three families of Pakistani origin.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Apr 2008
Kraemer Liv, Wajid Muhammad, Shimomura Yutaka, Christiano Angela M
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BACKGROUND: Atrichia with papular lesions (APL) (OMIM#209500) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited form of irreversible alopecia characterized by papular lesions of keratin-filled cysts on various regions of the body. Males and females are equally affected and present with a distinct pattern of total hair loss on scalp, axilla and body. It begins shortly after birth with the development of hair loss, and...
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