Mutation detection of type II hair cortex keratin gene KRT86 in a Chinese Han family with congenital monilethrix.

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BACKGROUND: Monilethrix is an autosomal dominant hair disorder characterized clinically by alopecia and follicular papules. In this study, we collected a Han monilethrix family to detect the mutations in patients and investigated the correlation between the genotype and phenotype of monilethrix. METHODS: In this study, we identified a Chinese family with monilethrix through light microscopic and scanning electron...

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