Hypertrichosis is characterized as excessive hair growth anywhere on the body, in either men or women.[2] X-linked hypertrichosis affects males more than females.[3]
Causes
X-linked hypertrichosis was first mapped in chromosome Xq24-q27.1 in a Mexican family; however, the underlying genetic facts remain unknown.[4] X-linked hypertrichosis is inherited in an X-linked dominant pattern of inheritance.[3]
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^ abMacías-Flores, M. A.; García-Cruz, D.; Rivera, H.; Escobar-Luján, M.; Melendrez-Vega, A.; Rivas-Campos, D.; Rodríguez-Collazo, F.; Moreno-Arellano, I.; Cantu, J. M. (1984). "A new form of hypertrichosis inherited as an X-linked dominant trait". Human Genetics. 66 (1): 66–70. doi:10.1007/BF00275189. ISSN0340-6717.