Menkes&;s kinky hair disease occurs due to
Correct Answer: Low copper levels
Description: Menkes Disease * XLR, ATP7A mutation, encodes ATP-dependent copper transpoer * | Serum copper levels, pili toi (most common), trichorrhexis nodosa, sho brittle 'steel wool' hair, sparse eyelashes/eyebrows, cupid's bow upper lip, progressive CNS deterioration, seizures, touous aeries. Ref:- Sima Jain; pg num:- 79
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