Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by mental retardation, sensitivity to light and sparse, fragile hair. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation is available below.
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Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation, or a subtype of Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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