Human Phenotype Ontology 
Grandparent Node:
expandAbnormality of hair texture (HP:0010719)help
Parent Node:
expandWoolly hair (HP:0002224)help
..Starting node
..expandWoolly scalp hair (HP:0040149)help
Term ID: 40149
Name: Woolly scalp hair
Synonym: Afro-textured scalp hair; Kinky scalp hair texture; Nappy scalp hair texture; Wooly scalp hair
Definition: The presence of woolly hair on the scalp. The term woolly hair refers to an abnormal variant of hair that is fine, with tightly coiled curls, and often hypopigmented. Optical microscopy may reveal the presence of tight spirals and a clear diameter reduction as compared with normal hair. Electron microscopy may show flat, oval hair shafts with reduced transversal diameter.
Comments:
Reference: HP:0040149
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InputHPO IDHPO termDistanceGeneGene id entrezHGNC IDDiseaseIdDiseaseNameFrequencyOnsetHGMD variantsClinVar variants
 
HPO disease - gene - phenotype typical associations:
 
HPO disease - gene - phenotype less frequent non-typical associations:
HP:0040149HP:0040149Woolly scalp hair0HRAS CL E G H32655173ORPHA:79414Woolly hair nevus113


Genes (1) :HRAS

Diseases (1) :ORPHA:79414
 

Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.