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Pili torti

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Specialty
  
medical genetics

DiseasesDB
  
29682

ICD-10
  
Q84.1 (ILDS Q84.120)

Pili torti

Pili torti (also known as "Twisted hairs") is characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

This phenotype is noted in Menkes disease.

References

Pili torti Wikipedia