monilethrix 1

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A hair disease that is characterized by beading of the hair shaft caused by periodic constrictions and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the hair cortex keratin gene KRT86 on chromosome 12q13.

Signs and symptoms

Alopecia
Brittle hair
Nail dysplasia
Keratosis pilaris
Abnormality of hair texture
Perifollicular hyperkeratosis
Nail dystrophy
Sparse hair

Also known as: MNLIX1