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worlds hairiest girl-Ambras Syndrome

Thursday, 23 July 2009


She may look more like a furry animal than a little girl, but Thailand's Supatra "Nat" Sasuphan (dubbed "Wolf Girl") in fact has Ambras Syndrome (also known as congenital hypertrichosis), which causes excessive hair growth over the face and body. The Daily Mail reports that only 40 people worldwide have been diagnosed with this unusual condition.

Hypertrichosis lanuginosa also called "Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa", and "congenital hypertrichosis universalis", is a genetic condition characterized by hair all over the body. This condition affects less than 1 in 1000 million people. Fewer than 40 cases of CHL and Ambras Syndrome have been documented worldwide. There is no known treatment other than depilation. The genetic anomaly is found on chromosome 8, though an X-linked syndrome of hypertrichosis associated with gingival hyperplasia has been described

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