Abstract
The authors present 2 affected sibs, a male and a female, with unaffected parents and a sib from a small remote northern Mexican village. The syndrome includes mental deficiency, brittle hair with a decreased cuticular layer and an apparently collapsed cortex. The patients' hair contains decreased sulfur content and increased concentrations of trace elements as determined by x ray fluorescent spectroscopy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 219-228 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Birth Defects: Original Article Series |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - 1976 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental Biology
- Genetics(clinical)