Autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis caused by LIPH mutations: a case report

July 2025 in “ Frontiers in Medicine ”

Ying Xie, Sha Luo, Yumei Yang, Xin Zou, Shuying Lv, Meijiao Du, Yonglong Xu, Xiaojuan Song, Cancan Qi, Nuo Li, Dingquan Yang

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