Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia

Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders ...

Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
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Synonyms ...

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, X-linked
This X-linked recessive syndrome is characterized by the partial (hypohidrotic) or complete (anhidrotic) absence of sweat glands, hypotrichosis, and hypodontia.

What is hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia?
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is one of about 150 types of ectodermal dysplasia in humans.

Rapp-Hodgkin Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasias
Nail Dystrophy-Deafness Syndrome
Anodontia
Robertson's Ectodermal Dysplasias
Christ-Siemans-Touraine Syndrome
Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome (Type I)
Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome ...

EDARADD (EDARADD Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia) Â- SH3BP2 (Cherubism) Â- LDB3 (Zaspopathy)
Other ...

Unusual facies and autosomal dominant hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair
Unusual facies and autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair ...

Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
Hypomelanosis of Ito
Marshall syndrome
Mental retardation, X-linked syndromic 12
Mental retardation, X-linked, 12
Mucopolysaccharidoses
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6
Neu-Laxova Syndrome ...

Genetic factors. Children with an inherited disorder called hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia are born with few, if any sweat glands. More often, genetic disorders cause normal sweat glands to malfunction.

See also: Dysplasia, Dermal Dysplasia, Ectodermal dysplasia, Hidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, Symptom