Monilethrix Treated with Minoxidil

    January 2011 in “ International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology ”
    A. M. Rossi, Alberto Orso Maria Iorio, Elisabetta Scali … Marta Carlesimo
    Studysummary In this small study, topical minoxidil 2% was associated with an increase in normal hair shaft production in patients with Monilethrix without any reported side effects.
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    1. Recurrent Missense Mutations in the Hair Keratin Gene HHb6 in Monilethrix Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2003
    2. Monilethrix: Mutational Hotspot in the Helix Termination Motif of the Human Hair Basic Keratin 6 Human Heredity · 2000
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    4. Monilethrix: A Keratin HHb6 Mutation Is Co-Dominant With Variable Expression Experimental Dermatology · 1998
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    6. Topical Minoxidil in Monilethrix Dermatology · 1991
    7. Monilethrix: An Ultrastructural Study Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 1984

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