title: Marie-Unna hereditary hypotrichosis or autosomal recessive hereditary hypotrichosis with woolly hair: the diagnostic dilemma of labeling cases with hypotrichosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Khalid Al
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Aboud
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia e-mail: amoa65@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Daifullah Al
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Aboud
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans
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