Menkes Kinky Hair Disease: eMedicine Dermatology
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Menkes Kinky Hair Disease: eMedicine Dermatology
Overview: Menkes kinky hair syndrome is an X-linked recessive multisystemic lethal disorder of copper metabolism. The clinical phenotype is marked by fine silvery wiry hair, doughy skin, connective tissue disturbances, and progressive neurologic deterioration. In 1962, Menkes ...
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Menkes kinky hair syndrome occurs in 1 case per 300,000 population. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/b5pFjk
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