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Naxos disease

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Naxos disease (OMIM 601214) characterized by wooly hair, palmoplantar keratoderma and dilated cardiomyopathy in two Indian children of the same family is described.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), 605 006, Pondicherry, India

    B. Adhisivam & S. Mahadevan (Professor)

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  1. B. Adhisivam
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Adhisivam, B., Mahadevan, S. Naxos disease. Indian J Pediatr 73, 359–360 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02825834

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