TLDR The document concludes that the girl's hairlessness is likely inherited from her parents.
This document discusses a rare case of familial congenital atrichia, a disorder characterized by the absence of hair at birth or hair loss within the first six months of life, with no subsequent hair growth. The condition also involves a lack of pubic and axillary hair and minimal brow, eyelash, and body hair. While it can occur sporadically, the condition often has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, though there have been instances of dominant inheritance. The case study focuses on a 16-year-old girl with congenital atrichia, noting that her parents also exhibit clinical features of the disorder, suggesting a genetic component to her condition.
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October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” Hair loss patients need psychological counseling to cope better.
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January 2020 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Congenital atrichia with papular lesions causes permanent hair loss and skin bumps due to a gene mutation.
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January 2018 in “Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica” Congenital atrichia with papular lesions causes permanent hair loss in children.
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January 2012 in “International journal of trichology” A 2-year-old boy had no hair and unusual organ placement, and it's unclear if it's genetic or coincidental.
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October 1998 in “The American Journal of Human Genetics” A specific gene mutation causes complete hair loss in an Irish Traveller family.
Researchers found a genetic link for hereditary hair loss but need more analysis to identify the exact gene.
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July 2019 in “Dermatology and Therapy” The conclusion is that genetic testing is important for diagnosing and treating various genetic hair disorders.
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April 2020 in “International journal of research in dermatology” An 8-year-old girl has a rare, irreversible hair loss condition caused by a genetic mutation.
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August 2011 in “Dermatology Reports” Two siblings were found to have a genetic condition causing progressive hair loss and woolly hair, which may often be misdiagnosed.
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