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Hair

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Definition: A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.  abnormally pulling at one's hair   
Examples Eyebrows; Eyelashes; Hair Follicle; Wool 		Other names Lanugo; Hair, Fetal; Fetal Hair; Animal Fur; Hairs, Fetal; Hairs; Fur, Animal; Fetal Hairs
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Onychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia  0   *Intellectual Disability *Nails, Malformed *Neutropenia Hair/abnormalities.
Teebi Shaltout syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Craniofacial Abnormalities Coccyx/abnormalities Hair/abnormalities.
Bork Stender Schmidt syndrome  0   *Retinitis Pigmentosa *Tooth Diseases *Brachydactyly Hair/abnormalities.
Curly hair-acral keratoderma-caries syndrome  0   *Dental Caries *Keratosis *Nails, Malformed *Craniofacial Abnormalities Hair/abnormalities.
Crumpled helices and small mouth  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Cleft Palate *Growth Disorders *Micrognathism *Facies Fingers/abnormalities Hair/abnormalities Toes/abnormalities.
Davenport Donlan syndrome  0   *Contracture *Deafness *Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes *Papilloma *Skin Neoplasms Hair/abnormalities.
Cartilage-hair hypoplasia  0   *Hirschsprung Disease *Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes *Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital Hair/abnormalities.
Cartilage hair hypoplasia like syndrome  0   *Hirschsprung Disease *Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes *Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital Hair/abnormalities.
Epidermolysis bullosa, late-onset localized junctional, with mental retardation  0   *Anodontia *Intellectual Disability *Nail Diseases *Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Hair/abnormalities.
keratin-associated protein 5 family, human  0   *Cytoskeletal Proteins Hair Keratins. J Dermatol Sci 2006 Mar;41(3):221-4

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