familial woolly hair syndrome

Term ID

DOID:0111572

Synonyms

familial wooly hair syndrome
hereditary woolly hair syndrome
hereditary wooly hair syndrome
woolly hair
wooly hair

Definition

A hair disease characterized by fine and tightly curled hair that grows slowly and stops growing after a few inches with hair shafts that display trichorrhexis nodosa and tapered ends. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19365138

References

GARD:5597
ORDO:170

Ontology

Human Disease ( DOID:0111572 )

Relationships

is a type of: hair disease

hair disease Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: autosomal dominant woolly hair autosomal recessive woolly hair 3

autosomal dominant woolly hair autosomal recessive woolly hair 3 Show first 5 Terms

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Genes Involved

Zebrafish Models

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