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Mutation in ribosomal protein L21 underlies hereditary hypotrichosis simplex.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2011
Zhou Cheng, Zang Dongjie, Jin Yan, Wu Huafeng, Liu Zhengyi, Du Juan, Zhang Jianzhong
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex (HHS) is a form of nonsyndromic inherited hair loss disorders without characteristic hair shaft changes, which has marked genetic and clinical heterogeneity. After mapping the locus to 13q12.12-12.3 in a Chinese family with a generalized variant of autosomal dominant HHS (ADHHS), exome sequencing was performed in an affected individual. The cause of the disease in this family was...
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