Monilethrix: a keratin hHb6 mutation is co-dominant with variable expression.

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Monilethrix is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by hair fragility and hyperkeratotic papules. Mutations in type-II hair specific keratins hHb6 and hHb1 have recently been reported. We describe a large family with a E410D mutation in the evolutionary conserved helix termination motif of keratin hHb6 that was variably expressed among 12 heterozygous members, and severely expressed among 3 homozygous...

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