| menkes kinky-hair syndrome | <radiology> Defective intestinal copper absorption, X-linked recessive, males only, presents in early infancy, Wormian bones (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Menkes' syndrome | Kinky hair disease, congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport; X-linked recessive inheritance. Synonym: kinky-hair disorder, Menkes' syndrome, trichopoliodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Menkes, John | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1928. See: Menkes' syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |