Talk:Hypertrichosis

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[edit] heavier or more hairs?

I removed a sentence implying that because of the preceding distinction between androgenic and vellus hair "people with hypertrichosis have heavier hairs rather than more hairs." There were two problems with the sentence. First, despite the initial word implying connection to the preceding sentences in the paragraph, it did not arise or was not established as true by them. Thus the connection should not have been implied. Second, I am doubtful that the statement is even independently true. I think some people with hypertrichosis do indeed have more hairs than average. I may be wrong and would defer to a cited scientific study that establishes the truth or the bounds of the claim, but for now I have removed it "without prejudice" to reintroduction as the lawyers say. Evidence please. alteripse 00:46, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Occurence Rate

It would be impossible for this condition to be found in 1 out of 10 billion people. There are only 6 billion people on Earth. If that was true, the condition would not yet have occurred. Thus, the 1 in 250 million occurrence rate must be true.BrainDark 22:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

This Article [1] says that there are 19 currently living today (including 17 LIVING members of the Aceves family). Assuming that this Supatra Sasuphan [2] is included in that number of 19, and that todays current world clock is reporting a population of 6,543,922,352. Then the rate based on currently living people would be 1 in 344,416,965, or about 1 in 340 million. Does anyone know who the other two living members of this group are?--65.27.233.122 02:27, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

That number probably refers to congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa, of which only about 50 cases reported worldwide since the Middle Ages (there have been more than 6 billion people living on this earth). --WS 16:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I've seen the number of total population ever as 100 billion, which would still cause problems with a 1 in 10 billion average. Aristoi 01:09, 14 September 2006 (UTC)