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X-linked congenital generalized hypertrichosis
Disease definition
X-linked congenital generalized hypertrichosis is an extremely rare type of hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita, a congenital skin disease, which is characterized by hair overgrowth on the entire body in males, and mild and asymmetric hair overgrowth in females. It is associated with a mild facial dysmorphism (anterverted nostrils, moderate prognathism), and, in a kindred, it was also associated with dental anomalies and deafness.
ORPHA:79495
Classification level: Subtype of disorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2012) Español (2012) Italiano (2012) Nederlands (2012)
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