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Hair as a diagnostic tool in dysmorphology
Author(s) -
Silengo M,
Valenzise M,
Sorasio L,
Ferrero GB
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620403.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bioinformatics , computer science , biology
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).