Menkes syndrome

Menkes Syndrome
(Kinky Hair Disease; Steely Hair Disease; Trichopoliodystrophy; X-linked Copper Deficiency; Copper Transport Disease)
by Michelle Badash, MS ...

What is Menkes syndrome?
Menkes syndrome is a disorder that affects copper levels in the body.

There is often a history of Menkes syndrome in a male relative. Signs include slow growth in the womb, abnormally low body temperature, bleeding in the brain, and abnormal appearance of the hair under the microscope.

Steely hair disease (Menkes syndrome)
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highly processed foods (copper is stripped away during food processing)
Menkes syndrome (copper deficiency is caused by genetic defects of copper transport; Menkes syndrome patients cannot use copper supplied by the diet efficiently) ...

with fragile twisted ( kinky ) hair and progressive deterioration of the brain. Due to an error in copper transport resulting in copper deficiency. Females are carriers and their sons with the gene have the disease. Also known as menkes syndrome.

He made fundamental contributions in the area of inborn errors of metabolism, including several lysosomal enzyme defects and Menkes syndrome. Dr.

See also: Kidney, Symptom, Cancer, Deficiency, Tic disorder