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March 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The gene for Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis is located on chromosome 8p21, near the hairless gene.
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January 2018 in “Yonsei Medical Journal” A specific gene mutation causes Olmsted syndrome.