Word: hypoplasia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sparse and very fine (i.e., small diameter). It is brittle and never grows long enough for an Amish mother to braid a dwarf daughter's locks. Since the main features of this form of dwarfism are underdevelopment of cartilage and hair, Dr. McKusick has named it "cartilage-hair hypoplasia," or CHH. Only two similar cases have now been found among non-Amish in France and two more in Minnesota...
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