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Mutations in LPAR6/P2RY5 and LIPH are associated with woolly hair and/or hypotrichosis.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 May 2013
Kurban M, Wajid M, Shimomura Y, Christiano A M
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BACKGROUND: Woolly hair (WH) belongs to a family of disorders characterized by hair shaft anomalies that clinically presents with tightly curled hair, which can be divided into syndromic and non-syndromic forms of WH. We have recently identified mutations in both LPAR6/P2RY5 and LIPH that are associated with autosomal recessive woolly hair (ARWH). OBJECTIVE: To study the underlying genetic causes of autosomal...
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