Wooly hair

Wooly hair (alternatively spelled "Woolly hair") is the presence of hair typical of those of sub-Saharan ancestry on people from other ethnic backgrounds, hair which, under the microscope, appears tightly coiled, and presents at birth or infancy usually as a solitary inherited trait in an autosomal dominant fashion.[1]:639[2]:767-8[3]

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References

  1. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
  2. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
  3. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.