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Atrichia with papular lesions

Definition:

Atrichia with papular lesions is a rare disease characterized by early onset irreversible alopecia and papular lesions of keratin-filled cysts over the extensor areas of the body. It is caused by mutations in hairless gene, whose defects brings about complete hair loss in mice. It is inherited in autosomal recessive manner.

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