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. 2012 Jan;4(1):53-5.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.96105.

Monilethrix: A New Family with the Novel Mutation in KRT81 Gene

Juan Ferrando  1 , Javier Galve, Manoli Torres-Puente, Sonia Santillán, Susanna Nogués, Ramon Grimalt
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Monilethrix: A New Family with the Novel Mutation in KRT81 Gene

Juan Ferrando et al. Int J Trichology. 2012 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Patient with diffuse hypotrichosis of the scalp; b) Dermoscopy showing periodic constriction of the hair shaft
Figure 2
Figure 2
Electropherogram of the proband showing G to C substitution in the position 154 of the exon 1 of KRT81 gene
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