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congenital hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy

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A hypotrichosis that has_material_basis_in a autosomal recessive mutation of the CDH3 gene on chromosome 16q22.1.

Signs and symptoms

  • Subretinal deposits
  • Pallor
  • Sparse hair
  • Epidermoid cyst
  • Reduced visual acuity
  • Macular atrophy
  • Follicular hyperkeratosis
  • Absent sebaceous glands
  • Macular hyperpigmentation
  • Macular degeneration

Also known as: HJMD; hypotrichosis with cone-rod dystrophy