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Genome-wide linkage analysis of an autosomal recessive hypotrichosis identifies a novel P2RY5 mutation.
Genomics - 1 Nov 2008
Petukhova Lynn, Sousa Edilson C, Martinez-Mir Amalia, Vitebsky Anna, Dos Santos Lina G, Shapiro Lawrence, Haynes Chad, Gordon Derek, Shimomura Yutaka, Christiano Angela M
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While there have been significant advances in understanding the genetic etiology of human hair loss over the previous decade, there remain a number of hereditary disorders for which a causative gene has yet to be identified. We studied a large, consanguineous Brazilian family that presented with woolly hair at birth that progressed to severe hypotrichosis by the age of 5, in which 6 of the 14 offspring were...
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