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Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome

Known as: Kinky Hair Disease, Menkes' Disease, Congenital Hypocupremia 
An inherited disorder of copper metabolism transmitted as an X-linked trait and characterized by the infantile onset of HYPOTHERMIA, feeding… 
National Institutes of Health

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BrachycephalyCeruloplasminCutis LaxaFetal Growth Retardation

Broader (3)

Cerebral degenerationDisorders of copper metabolismSyndrome

Narrower (1)

Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Hair to document drug-facilitated crimes: four cases involving bromazepam.
The use of a drug to modify a person's behavior for criminal gain is not a recent phenomenon. However, the recent increase in… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Detection of thiopental and pentobarbital in head and pubic hair in a case of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Hair follicle structures targeted by antibodies in patients with alopecia areata.
OBJECTIVE To identify the structures in hair follicles (HFs) targeted by alopecia areata (AA) antibodies and the role of antigen… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Assignment of Genes Coding for Brown Eye Colour (BEY2) and Brown Hair Colour (HCL3) on Chromosome 15q
Brown eye colour (BEY), or total brown iris pigmentation is one of the most common phenotypes of iris colour. Data of eye colour… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
A new rat mutant with defective overhairs and spongy degeneration of the central nervous system: clinical and pathologic studies.
A new spontaneous autosomal recessive mutation with a nervous disorder and a hair anomaly occurred in a colony of Sprague Dawley… 
1976
1976
Menkes' kinky hair syndrome: a genetic disease involving copper.
The kinky hair syndrome (KHS) is an X-linked defect of copper transport in man. An animal model is available in mutants at the X… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Puberty in boys: correlation of plasma levels of gonadotropins (LH, FSH), androgens (testosterone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate), estrogens (estrone and estradiol) and…
Mean serum concentration dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA), DHA sulfate (DHAS), progesterone (P), 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH-P… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Trace-element analysis in hair: an evaluation.
The use of hair as an index to the concentration of certain elements in tissues has been evaluated with regard to the effect of… 
Review
1973
Review
1973
Menkes's kinky hair syndrome.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
A congenital hair defect: trichoschisis with alternating birefringence and low sulfur content.
Hair from a four year old white girl with a history of brittle hair since birth did not show any previously reported defect with… 
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