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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1984-6-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
We have used sensitive electron-histochemical methods to study the subtle ultrastructural variations of cystine incorporation into the hair shaft in trichothiodystrophy. We have shown a general reduction in the cystine (sulphur) content of both the cuticle and the cortex. Discontinuity, and in some cases, complete absence of the cuticular A-layer results in premature weathering of the cuticle and weakening of the hair shaft. The ultrastructural findings support the work of Gillespie & Marshall (1981) in demonstrating the absence or re-characterization of the high sulphur matrix proteins and show further evidence for the incorporation, and abnormal distribution and deposition of sulphur-rich proteins in the hair cortex and cuticle. We conclude that the similar yet different results obtained from each patient's hair sample are characteristic of trichothiodystrophy, a neuro-ectodermal symptom complex which may represent a final common pathway of more than one metabolic disturbance.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0007-0963
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
110
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
439-49
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1984
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Trichothiodystrophy: an electron-histochemical study of the hair shaft.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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