High-Sulfur Protein Deficient Human Hair: Clinical Aspects and Biochemical Study of Two Unreported Cases of a Variant Type of Trichothiodystrophy

    January 1989
    D. Van Neste, H. Degreef, N. Van Haute … R. C. Marshall
    Studysummary This case report describes two patients with trichothiodystrophy who exhibited a different pattern of hair protein composition changes, suggesting a subgroup of TTD characterized by partial loss of high-sulfur proteins without significant alteration in their amino acid composition.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Trichothiodystrophy: A Morphological and Biochemical Study PubMed · 1983
    2. The Proteins of Normal and Aberrant Hair Keratins 1981
    3. Trichothiodystrophy: A Study on Sulfur-Deficient Brittle Hair and Associated Symptoms Archives of Dermatology · 1980
    4. A Congenital Hair Defect: Trichoschisis With Alternating Birefringence and Low Sulfur Content Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1970