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Novel sequence variants in the LIPH and LPAR6 genes underlies autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis in consanguineous families.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Jan 2018
Ahmad Farooq, Sharif Salma, Furqan Ubaid Muhammad, Shah Khadim, Khan Muhammad Nasim, Umair Muhammad, Azeem Zahid, Ahmad Wasim
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal-recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis (ARWH/H) is a rare genetic disorder of hair caused by variants in the LIPH and LPAR6 genes. The disease is characterized by congenital tightly curled hair leading to sparse hair later in life. In the present report genetic characterization of three consanguineous families of Pakistani origin, displaying clinical features of ARWH/H, was performed. Haplotype and DNA...
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