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Monilethrix 1
A hair disease that is characterized by beading of the hair shaft caused by periodic constrictions and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the hair cortex keratin gene KRT86 on chromosome 12q13.
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Overview
A hair disease that is characterized by beading of the hair shaft caused by periodic constrictions and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the hair cortex keratin gene KRT86 on chromosome 12q13.
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