Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis (MUHH; OMIM 146550) is a rare autosomal dominant
hair loss disorder characterized by coarse, wiry, twisted hair developed in early
childhood and followed by the development of alopecia. This disease was firstly described
in 1925 by Marie Unna in a seven-generation of North German family [
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Publication history
Published online: July 12, 2010
Received:
February 17,
2009
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© 2009 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
