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Mental retardation associated with skin and hair
anomalies.
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Hair Defect with Photosensitivity and Mental Retardation.
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Three cases have been described
(three sisters). Autosomal recessive.
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Include stubby, coarse, sparse, fragile scalp
hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows; photosensitivity; mental
retardation was described as nonprogressive. Decreased body hair and recurrent infections have been
described.
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The features of the syndrome do not
suggest that any specific precautions are necessary.
Calderon R, Gonalez-Cantu N: Kinky hair, photosensitivity, broken
eyebrows and eyelashes and non-progressive mental retardation.
J Pediatr 95:1007,
1979.
[PubMed: 501478]