kinky hair disease

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• Menkes kinky-hair disease — a genetic disorder characterized by severe mental retardation, seizures, poor vision, colourless fragile hair, and chubby red cheeks. There is no treatment and affected infants usually die before the age of three. J. H. Menkes (1928 ), US… …   Medical dictionary

• Menkes kinky-hair disease — a genetic disorder characterized by severe mental retardation, seizures, poor vision, colourless fragile hair, and chubby red cheeks. There is no treatment and affected infants usually die before the age of three. [H. Menkes (1928– ), US… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Kinky hair syndrome — A genetic disorder, also known as Menkes syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ( kinky ) and there is progressive deterioration of the brain and arterial changes leading to death in infancy. The condition is an inborn error of… …   Medical dictionary

• Syndrome, kinky hair — A genetic disorder, also known as Menkes syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ( kinky ) and there is progressive deterioration of the brain and arterial changes leading to death in infancy. The condition is an inborn error of… …   Medical dictionary

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• Afro-textured hair — Prominent Ghanaian economist and author George Ayittey with natural afro textured hair. Natural or Afro textured hair is a term used to refer to the typical texture of African hair that has not been altered by hot combs, flat irons, or chemicals… …   Wikipedia