Can’t comb your kid’s hair? This gene may be to blame
Silvery, spangly, straw-colored poufs of hair are a sign of uncombable hair syndrome
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Children with uncombable hair syndrome can have dry, shiny hair that stands away from the scalp.
F.B. Basmanav et al/American Journal of Human Genetics 2016