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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Woolly scalp hair
  1. LIPH gene 
    ... is unusually coarse, dry, fine, and tightly curled. Woolly hair typically affects only scalp hair and is present from birth. In some cases, affected individuals develop hypotrichosis as they get older. Certain LIPH ... woolly hair in some people and autosomal recessive hypotrichosis ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/liph - Genetics
  2. LPAR6 gene 
    ... is unusually coarse, dry, fine, and tightly curled. Woolly hair typically affects only scalp hair and is present from birth. In some cases, affected individuals develop hypotrichosis as they get older. Certain LPAR6 ... woolly hair in some people and autosomal recessive hypotrichosis ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lpar6 - Genetics
  3. KANK2 gene 
    ... keratoderma); coarse, dry, fine, tightly curled, and sparse scalp hair; and abnormal fingernails and toenails. Unlike other forms of keratoderma with woolly hair, type IV does not appear to cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kank2 - Genetics