A Young Boy with Brittle Hair

• Main Authors: Nassim Tootoonchi (Author), Vahideh Azhari (Author), Zahra Razavi (Author), Shadab Seraji (Author), Nika Kianfar (Author), Hamidreza Mahmoudi (Author), Maryam Daneshpazooh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) is a rare multisystem disorder with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. TTD presentations vary from only hair abnormalities like brittle, fragile hair to physical and mental retardation. Mutations of DNA repair genes have been identified as responsible for the disea...