Hair as a diagnostic tool in dysmorphology
- 8 October 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Genetics
- Vol. 62 (4) , 270-272
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620403.x
Abstract
Clinical diagnosis in dysmorphology is made by the recognition of a specific pattern of malformations and through an analytic search for discrete features.We present our personal experience regarding the usefulness of hair morphology as a tool for diagnosis in some metabolic and malformation syndromes. These cases represent only a few illustrative examples; an exhaustive review of the topic can be found elsewhere (1).Keywords
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