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    Glossary Hair Shaft Disorders

    conditions affecting hair structure, causing brittleness and breakage

    Hair Shaft Disorders are conditions that affect the structure and integrity of the hair shaft, leading to issues like brittleness, breakage, and abnormal hair texture. These disorders can be genetic or acquired and often result from defects in the proteins that make up the hair, such as keratin, or from external factors like excessive heat or chemical treatments.

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    1. The genetics of hair shaft disorders Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 59 citations
    2. Hair shaft disorders in a child with loose anagen syndrome and uncombable hair: Clues to an underlying genetic disorder Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology · 2026
    3. Common genetic hair shaft abnormalities may be visualized by light and electron microscope Global Dermatology · 2019
    4. Genetic Hair Disorders: A Review Dermatology and Therapy · 2019 · 26 citations
    5. Genetic hair and nail disorders Clinics in dermatology · 2005 · 37 citations
    6. AN UPDATE OF HAIR SHAFT DISORDERS Dermatologic clinics · 1996 · 12 citations
    7. Polarized microscopy in genetic hair disorders: case series 2025
    8. Hair shaft disorders: a rare case series International journal of research in dermatology · 2022
    9. [Translated article] Keys to the Diagnosis of Hair Shaft Disorders: Part II 2022
    10. Prognosis and Management of Congenital Hair Shaft Disorders with Fragility—Part I Pediatric Dermatology · 2016 · 33 citations
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