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Biotinidase deficiency characterized by skin and hair findings.
Clinics in dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Yang Yan, Yang Ji-Yun, Chen Xue-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Biotinidase deficiency is a rare hereditary metabolic disease. Only a few cases have been reported in China, almost all of which have been in the pediatric population. We report a case of a girl with characteristic skin and hair findings with a negative family history, although her grandparents were consanguineous. The metabolites in the proband's blood and urine increased prominently, and the percentage of...
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