Congenital Hereditary Hypotrichosis: Generalized Autosomal Dominant Hypotrichosis With Pili Torti (Hypotrichosis Congenita Hereditaria Marie Unna)

    November 1979 in “ PubMed ”
    B Spiegl, M Hundeiker
    TLDR A hereditary condition causes hair loss and twisted hair in some family members.
    The document reported on a family spanning 7 generations affected by hypotrichosis congenita hereditaria Marie Unna type. Personal investigations were conducted on 29 individuals, of which 19 exhibited the syndrome's characteristic features, including pili torti, generalized inborn hypotrichosis, and a type of baldness similar to androgenetic alopecia.
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