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J Med Genet. 1996 August; 33(8): 707–710.
PMCID: PMC1050709
Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia of hair, teeth, and nails: case reports and review.
L S Chitty, N Dennis, and M Baraitser
Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Abstract
We report two families with the Witkop "tooth and nail syndrome". This term is a misnomer, as the hair was mildly involved in the original case reports and in the families reported here.
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