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Can’t comb your kid’s hair? This gene may be to blame

Silvery, spangly, straw-colored poufs of hair are a sign of uncombable hair syndrome

composite of two images of a children with blonde, unruly hair

Children with uncombable hair syndrome can have dry, shiny hair that stands away from the scalp.

F.B. Basmanav et al/American Journal of Human Genetics 2016

By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

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