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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Hair nevus
  1. Epidermal nevus 
    ... Epidermal naevus Genetic Testing Registry: Epidermal nevus Woolly hair nevus National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) ClinicalTrials.gov ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/epidermal-nevus - Genetics
  2. Giant congenital melanocytic nevus 
    ... and prone to irritation and itching (dermatitis). Excessive hair growth (hypertrichosis) can occur within the nevus. There is often less fat tissue under the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../giant-congenital-melanocytic-nevus - Genetics
  3. Are moles determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... adolescence and pregnancy. During an individual’s lifetime, moles may change in appearance; hair may grow out of them, and they can change in size and shape, darken, fade, or disappear. Infants and the elderly tend to have the fewest moles. Sometimes, moles are present at birth or develop ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/moles - Genetics
  4. HRAS gene 
    ... produce a substance that protects the skin and hair). Additional tumors often develop in the region of the nevus sebaceous. In rare cases, these tumors are cancerous. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hras - Genetics
  5. Genetics and Human Traits: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... genetics? Is hair texture determined by genetics? Is hair color determined by genetics? Is height determined by genetics? Are moles determined by genetics? Are facial dimples determined by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits - Genetics
  6. Bohring-Opitz syndrome 
    ... ears that are rotated backward, a red birthmark (nevus simplex) on the face (usually the forehead), a low frontal hairline often with eyebrows that grow together in the middle (synophrys), and excessive body and facial hair (hirsutism) that increases with age.Some individuals with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bohring-opitz-syndrome - Genetics
  7. Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 
    ... affected people have dry, rough skin; dark-colored moles (nevi); wrinkled ... thin, dry, curly hair and sparse or absent eyelashes and eyebrows.Infants ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/cardiofaciocutaneous-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis 
    ... of skin. This type of tumor, called a nevus psiloliparus, is made up of ... and around the eyes. Hair loss (alopecia), thin or missing patches of skin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../encephalocraniocutaneous-lipomatosis - Genetics
  9. BRAF gene 
    ... also been found to cause giant congenital melanocytic nevus. This condition is characterized by a large, noncancerous ... called melanoma (described below). In giant congenital melanocytic nevus, a somatic V600E mutation occurs during embryonic development ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/braf - Genetics
  10. KRAS gene 
    ... Health Condition MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Epidermal nevus More About This Health Condition At least three ... short stature, an unusually large head (macrocephaly), and hair that is sparse and thin.At least nine ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kras - Genetics