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Heterogeneity of Trichothiodystrophy: Preliminary Biochemical Results

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Pediatric Dermatology

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The term trichothiodystrophy (TTD) was coined to establish a link between the decrease of sulfur-containing amino acids and hair dysplasia [8]. Many different clinical syndromes are associated with TTD and they have been reviewed on several occasions [3–6, 8].

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  1. Unit for Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Louvain University, B-1200, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, Brussels, Belgium

    D. Van Neste

  2. Division of Protien Chemistry, CSIRO, 3052, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    M. Gillespie & R. Marshall

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  1. Afdeling Huidziekten, Sint Radboudziekenhuis, Javastraat 104, NL-6524 MJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Rudolf Happle

  2. Clinique Dermatologique, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    Edouard Grosshans

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Van Neste, D., Gillespie, M., Marshall, R. (1987). Heterogeneity of Trichothiodystrophy: Preliminary Biochemical Results. In: Happle, R., Grosshans, E. (eds) Pediatric Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71524-2_23

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