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Hypotrichosis-Lymphedema-Telangiectasia Syndrome
A syndrome characterized by onset at birth or early childhood of progressive hypotrichosis, lymphedema, and telangiectasia that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SOX18 gene on chromosome 20
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Overview
A syndrome characterized by onset at birth or early childhood of progressive hypotrichosis, lymphedema, and telangiectasia that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SOX18 gene on chromosome 20
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