Summary
In three families with X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and in one family with autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, sweat pore counts of fingertips were used in genetic counselling.
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Kleinebrecht, J., Degenhardt, K.H., Grubisic, A. et al. Sweat pore counts in ectodermal dysplasias. Hum Genet 57, 437–439 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281701
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281701