![]() However, since that study was widely reported by the press, more families with kids with this condition came forward and now the same scientists have repeated the genetics with over 100 children. SHUT IN SYNDROME CODEThey found that the condition seemed to be explained by mutations in three genes that code for well-known proteins in the hair follicle. One of the more recent studies involving 11 children with uncombable hair, was performed by geneticists at the University of Bonn, Germany. ![]() Since then, fewer than 70 publications have appeared, most being case reports. There hasn't been much research on this rare condition, which first appeared in published articles in the 1970s. Besides, the condition tends to improve or even disappear by adulthood. It's usually wavy, dry and brittle and, thanks to its appearance, it's sometimes called spun glass hair, pili trianguli et canaliculi or cheveux incoiffables.īoris Johnson or Albert Einstein might spring to mind, but while those high-profile men are famous for their unruly locks, with very few cases of uncombable hair syndrome in the world, it's highly unlikely they have or had the condition. It usually starts in children between the ages of three months and 12 years and is characterised by straw blond or silvery blond frizzy hair. As its name suggests, it's hair that sticks out at all angles, making it almost impossible to tame let alone comb. ![]() Uncombable hair syndrome is more than just difficult hair. ![]() It's a hair condition that has frustrated parents for decades, now scientists believe they have found the genes responsible for uncombable hair syndrome. ![]()
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