Several circus sideshow performers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Julia Pastrana, had hypertrichosis.
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But Cantu and his colleagues emphasized that the idea of generalized hypertrichosis as an atavistic mutation was only a theory.
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Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa : That's when all your body hair just keeps growing and growing orangutan-style.
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Mutations in this gene have been associated with H syndrome, pigmented hypertrichosis with insulin dependent diabetes and Faisalabad histiocytosis.
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It is also wise to advise patients that unilateral treatment can result in heterochromia or hypertrichosis that may become cosmetically objectionable.
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The child has congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa or lanugo, " fine, silky hair that coats the face and body ."
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:Hypertrichosis is our article on excessive hair growth, and it mentions types that do NOT effect the soles of the feet.
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Finally, because this newly described hypertrichosis is a so-called X-linked trait, it finds its fullest expression in males.
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In many other types of hereditary hypertrichosis, there are other disorders beyond too much hair, including facial and skeletal abnormalities and mental retardation.
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Congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis is thought to be caused by genetic changes on chromosome 17 resulting in the addition or removal of millions of nucleotides.