Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis: Identification of a U2HR Mutation in the Family from the Original 1925 Report

    April 2011 in “ Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Silke Redler, Roland Kruse, Sibylle Eigelshoven … Markus M. Nöthen
    Studysummary Researchers found a gene mutation responsible for a rare hair loss condition.
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    1. Loss-Of-Function Mutations of an Inhibitory Upstream ORF in the Human Hairless Transcript Cause Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis Nature Genetics · 2009
    2. A Distinct Gene Close to the Hairless Locus on Chromosome 8p Underlies Hereditary Marie Unna Type Hypotrichosis in a German Family British Journal of Dermatology · 2000
    3. Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis Gene Maps to Human Chromosome 8p21 Near Hairless Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2000
    4. Novel Hairless Mutations in Two Kindreds with Autosomal Recessive Papular Atrichia Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1999
    5. Alopecia Universalis Associated With a Mutation in the Human Hairless Gene Science · 1998

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