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Identification of a novel U2HR mutation in a Korean woman with Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Nov 2014
Yun Seok-Kweon, Cho Yong-Gon, Song Ki Hun, Hwang Su-Ran, Kim Yoon Sung-Joo, Choi Keon-Woo, Kim Han-Uk, Park Jin
Abstract excerpt
Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis (MUHH) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by progressive non-scarring hair loss. Mutation of the U2HR gene, located in chromosome 8p21, is generally responsible for MUHH development. Until now, 17 mutations of U2HR have been identified from various ethnic backgrounds, but U2HR mutations have been identified mostly in Chinese families and only one Japanese...
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