Tens of millions of people are living with a rare disease, defined as a condition suffered by fewer than 200,000 people. Global experts have identified more than 7,000 of these conditions, which ...

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Also known as congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa (CHL), the condition is present from birth and symptoms appear in early childhood. The disease results in dark, fine and soft hair growing all over ...