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Live Science on MSNHarlequin ichthyosis: The rare genetic disease that gives babies hard 'scales'The genetic disease harlequin ichthyosis affects the transport of fats within the skin, resulting in hard, scalelike plaques and an array of other symptoms.
Harlequin babies are born covered with tight, thick plates of skin. Deep red fissures or cracks split the thickened plates in a diamond-shaped pattern resembling fish scales or alligator-like ...
Harlequin ichthyosis affects just a handful of newborns each year in the US, but the condition is unmistakable, marked by a thick, armor-like layer of hard scales at birth. Once considered a death ...
Disease name: Harlequin ichthyosis, also called ichthyosis fetalis and harlequin baby syndrome Affected populations: This genetic condition affects an estimated 1 in 300,000 live births globally ...
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