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Skin fragility-woolly hair syndrome

Definition:

Skin fragility-woolly hair syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis caused by defective desmoplakin, an important desmosomal plaque protein. Patients with skin fragility-woolly hair syndrome present with symptoms including focal and diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma, woolly hair, varying degrees of alopecia, and dystrophic nails. Unlike other disorders associated with desmoplakin mutation, no cardiac symptoms are reported in this disease.

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