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Frameshift Sequence Variants in the Human Lipase-H Gene Causing Hypotrichosis.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Mehmood Sabba, Shah Sayed Hajan, Jan Abid, Younus Muhammad, Ahmad Farooq, Ayub Muhammad, Ahmad Wasim
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Hypotrichosis is a condition of abnormal hair pattern characterized by sparse to absent hair on different parts of the body, including the scalp. The condition is often characterized by tightly curled woolly hairs, discoloration of hair, and development of multiple keratin filled cysts or papules on the body. Sequence analysis of the lipase H (LIPH) gene, mapped on chromosome 3q27.3, led to the identification of...
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