A Missense Variant Within the Helix Termination Motif of KRT71 Causes Autosomal Dominant Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis in a Chinese Family.

Previous studies in dogs, cats, mice, and rats have established that KRT71 polymorphisms cause curly/wavy coat phenotypes. In humans, variants in the helix initiation motif of KRT71 are associated with woolly hair, a rare hereditary hair shaft disord…

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