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Hypotrichosis

Known as: Hypotrichosis, infantile, Congenital hypotrichosis, Scanty hair 
A congenital condition, usually due to genetic aberrations, that is characterized by a lack of hair growth on the head and/or body.
National Institutes of Health

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AlopeciaChrist-Siemens-Touraine syndromeEndocrine System DiseasesFollicular atrophoderma and basal cell epitheliomata

Narrower (19)

Basaran Yilmaz syndromeBrachymetapody-Anodontia-Hypotrichosis-AlbinoidismHYPOTRICHOSIS 6HYPOTRICHOSIS 8

Broader (1)

underdevelopment

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Mutant laboratory mice with abnormalities in hair follicle morphogenesis, cycling, and/or structure: an update.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Autosomal recessive ichthyosis with hypotrichosis syndrome: further delineation of the phenotype
Autosomal recessive ichthyosis with hypotrichosis (ARIH) syndrome, which is characterized by congenital ichthyosis, abnormal hair… 
2008
2008
Mutation G827R in Matriptase Causing Autosomal Recessive Ichthyosis with Hypotrichosis Yields an Inactive Protease*
Matriptase is a member of the novel family of type II transmembrane serine proteases. It was recently shown that a rare genetic… 
2007
2007
A unique insertion/duplication in the VDR gene that truncates the VDR causing hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets without alopecia.
2005
2005
A non‐sense mutation in the corneodesmosin gene in a Mexican family with hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp
Background  Hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp (HSS; MIM 146520) is a rare autosomal dominant form of non‐syndromic alopecia that… 
2003
2003
Expression of enhancing factor/phospholipase A2 in skin results in abnormal epidermis and increased sensitivity to chemical carcinogenesis
Enhancing factor (EF), a growth factor modulator, is the mouse homologue of human secretory group II phospholipase A2. EF… 
2003
2003
A locus for hereditary hypotrichosis localized to human chromosome 18q21.1
Hereditary hypotrichosis is a rare autosomal recessive condition characterized clinically by alopecia. Three consanguineous… 
1995
1995
Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp.
We report on a female aged 13 years, whose scalp hair began to disappear at the age of 9 years, leaving only sparse wispy hairs… 
1991
1991
Hereditary hypotrichosis of the scalp.
  • R. HessH. Uno
  • American journal of medical genetics
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 26589571
Hypotrichosis of the scalp was found in 4 individuals of a 6-generation Caucasian family. This congenital phenomenon is a rather… 
1974
1974
Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp
A peculiar variety of hereditary hypotrichosis is described. The abnormality has affected a large family over the course of eight… 
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