Treatment of Monilethrix with Oral Minoxidil

    May 2016 in “ JAAD case reports ”
    Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This abstract describes monilethrix, an autosomal dominant genodermatosis with symptoms like hair fragility and keratosis pilaris, and does not report new experimental results.
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    Research cited in this study 8

    1. A Novel Monilethrix Mutation in Coil 2A of KRT86 Causing Autosomal Dominant Monilethrix with Incomplete Penetrance British Journal of Dermatology · 2012
    2. Monilethrix Treated with Minoxidil International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology · 2011
    3. An Autosomal Recessive Form of Monilethrix Is Caused by Mutations in DSG4: Clinical Overlap with Localized Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006
    4. A Missense Mutation in the Type II Hair Keratin hHb3 Is Associated with Monilethrix Journal of Medical Genetics · 2005
    5. Minoxidil: Mechanisms of Action on Hair Growth British Journal of Dermatology · 2004
    6. De Novo Mutations in Monilethrix Experimental Dermatology · 2003
    7. Monilethrix Treated with Oral Retinoids Clinical and experimental dermatology · 1991
    8. Topical Minoxidil in Monilethrix Dermatology · 1991

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