Lanceolate Hair (Lah): A Recessive Mouse Mutation with Alopecia and Abnormal Hair

    Xavier Montagutelli, Margaret E. Hogan, Geneviève Aubin … John P. Sundberg
    Studysummary This research reports a new autosomal recessive mutation in mice, 'lanceolate hair', causing generalized alopecia and hair shaft abnormalities, which may serve as a model for Netherton's syndrome in humans.
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