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I believe the stub Hypertrichosis lanuginosa should be merged or redirected to this page. -Jacob 216.165.123.163 18:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Seriously im doing a project on hypertrichosis and I need sources other than wikipedia and i tried to get them from here and you have to pay for them. I am not paying 30 dollars for a piece of information. PLEASE get new sources! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.211.32 ( talk) 02:29, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
I removed a sentence implying that because of the preceding distinction between androgenic and vellus hair "people with hypertrichosis have heavier hairs rather than more hairs." There were two problems with the sentence. First, despite the initial word implying connection to the preceding sentences in the paragraph, it did not arise or was not established as true by them. Thus the connection should not have been implied. Second, I am doubtful that the statement is even independently true. I think some people with hypertrichosis do indeed have more hairs than average. I may be wrong and would defer to a cited scientific study that establishes the truth or the bounds of the claim, but for now I have removed it "without prejudice" to reintroduction as the lawyers say. Evidence please. alteripse 00:46, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
It would be impossible for this condition to be found in 1 out of 10 billion people. There are only 6.5 billion people on Earth. If that was true, the condition would not yet have occurred. Thus, the 1 in 250 million occurrence rate must be true. BrainDark 22:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Is this disease noticed at birth or later on (like with puberty)? Need to know for a book I'm writing. Thnx in advance. Scott Free 04:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
A few years ago, I saw an IGIA infomercial of these electronic tweezer-like devices that would be used to remove hair for the last time ever. Once used on a follicle, the follicle deactivates for the last time, once-and-for-all. Don't many with this excessive hair condition use IGIA? I would get my hands on an IGIA at the first opportunity if this happened to me. -- 70.179.170.133 03:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Merged undeveloped sub-articles. All are stubs and are not being actively worked on. This article - Hypertrichosis - is being adopted and hopefully will be brought up to FA. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast ( talk) 16:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Does having one random really long hair come under this? If so I have a picture of a 10cm leg hair which can be included. Smartse ( talk) 16:38, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Someone might find these useful - [3], [4], [5]. Cheers. Remember ( talk) 16:19, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
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Our group is creating a list of at least thirty references. We will cite and format them appropriately ASAP. Vancemiller ( talk) 13:30, 17 September 2009 (UTC) To be consistent, we should use this: "<ref name="pmid####">{{Cite pmid|####}}</ref>" to site sources from PubMed, replacing #### with the PubMed article ID number.
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Don't know if you've ventured into the world of PubMed ( [6]), so I thought I'd drop by with a link: it's a government-run database of medical articles and has pretty much everything. Most of the articles are just abstracts; however, PubMed Central ( [7]) is all free full-text articles. Good luck! Strombollii ( talk) 21:29, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
We have created a sandbox to begin editing this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrichosis/sandbox
– Vancemiller ( talk) 14:21, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
– Vancemiller ( talk) 23:09, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
AP team - please complete the edit summary when making changes to the article or leaving comments on the talk page - this will allow others to monitor the progress and more effectively assist where necessary! In fact, as a group project, it is essential so that your team may monitor each others contributions. See me in class if you need assistance with this task. JimmyButler ( talk) 18:48, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Given that the current human population is 9 billion, the ocurrence paragraph is self-contradictory. The wording in the source shows awareness of this contradiction. But this source does not seem to be serious. -- Ettrig ( talk) 13:28, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
E, the human article says there is 6.7 billion, not 9. -- NYMFan69-86 ( talk) 14:19, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
I made quite a few adjustments to the "types" section of the article. I forgot to sign in so they do not show up as made by me. I decided to group all congenital form of hypertrichosis and all acquired forms together. Is anyone opposed to this? -- TimHAllstr ( talk) 01:26, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
These two pictures were put on the page without any captions. It might be useful to identify what these pictures represent so they can be placed in the appropriate section of the article. Vancemiller ( talk) 16:03, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
The picture of the legs should be deleted, it's not even Hypertrichosis it's just a guy with hairy legs! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.127.34 ( talk) 02:33, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
You might want to look at Wikipedia:MOSMED to see how the article should ideally be structured. It might give you some pointer as to what else you can research too. Smartse ( talk) 17:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
According to the text - the trait is X-linked (located on the X chromosome); however, I'm unclear as to whether the allele is dominant or recessive? The first picture is X-linked recessive (female) and the second is X-linked dominant (male)- contradicting each other?-- JimmyButler ( talk) 22:16, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
It is a very rare disorder, with fewer than 100 cases documented in scientific publications and by the media. It is thought that it is caused by
The gene MAP2K6 may play role but it may also be due to the change in the chromosome affecting the transcription of genes further away on the chromosome.
You probably should specify what "it" is. -- Yohmom ( talk) 04:56, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Sufferers of this condition are usually performers at circuses because of their unnatural appearance. The term 'sufferers' sounds a bit harsh, does it not? I also think a better word could replace 'unnatural.'-- Yohmom ( talk) 05:08, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Since the condition involves hair, it might be useful to include a brief discussion of lanugo, vellus and terminal hair at the beginning.
[ [8]]
A peculiar rare familial form of excess generalized downy hair growth known as congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa accounts for the individuals exploited as "dog-faced boy" or "human werewolf" at circus sideshows. Also rare, but important as a sign of internal malignancy, is acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa. This "malignant down" usually precedes the neoplasia and has been reported with a wide variety of malignancies.
Circumscribed areas of excessive hair growth may occur following chronic irritation of the skin, by rubbing, as under plaster casts, biting (nervous tic), and following burns and ionizing radiation.
Congenital tufts of hair along tge midline, such as the sacral "faun tail," may be associated with underlying spinal defects.
[ [9]]
How are changes in the MMP2 gene related to health conditions?
Defects in MMP2 are the cause of Torg-Winchester syndrome (TWS)[1]; also known as multicentric osteolysis nodulosis and arthropathy (MONA). TWS is an autosomal recessive osteolysis syndrome. It is severe with generalized osteolysis and osteopenia. Subcutaneous nodules are usually absent. Torg-Winchester syndrome has been associated with a number of additional features including coarse face, corneal opacities, patches of thickened, hyperpigmented skin, hypertrichosis and gum hypertrophy. However, these features are not always present and have occasionally been observed in other osteolysis syndromes.
hypertrichosis resources
[ [10]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vancemiller ( talk • contribs) 15:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
Just a few minor observations: I scanned through the talk page, and didn't see them addressed, but I haven't read thoroughly, so forgive me if they've been addressed or talked about:
Strombollii ( talk) 20:57, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
We should try our best to use reviews to work on topics to start. Here is a German one (google translates) PMID 18340416. And another from 2002 PMID 12444804. We can help you get full copies if needed. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 08:16, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
I believe it would be much easier to fill the holes in our article if we had access to the full PMID journals. If anyone could help, it would most likely allow us to better this article to at least GA status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimHAllstr ( talk • contribs) 20:05, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I have started a section on hirsutism. I agree that it is important to include in our article, however, there is already another article based on hirsutism alone. How much information do you think it is necessary to put on this article? Do you still believe it is necessary to mention more than briefly if there is already another article on hirsutism?-- TimHAllstr ( talk) 01:28, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Would simply suggesting a link to the hirsutism article be enough? KatieW1992 ( talk) 20:36, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Would someone be able to access pub med article 18340416 for me?-- TimHAllstr ( talk) 14:20, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Ah sorry was mistaken there is not easy access. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 19:05, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
VanceMiller and I have separated the causes and ocurrence sections from the classifications. There are still subheadings, which we will fix. We are just curious to know if anyone has an idea for a format of the epidemiology section.-- TimHAllstr ( talk) 14:27, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
This needs to be expanded. Add emedicine for example [12] But please do not quote directly from emedicine rather find the original research. Lots of emedicine refs are looked upon poorly at GA and FA. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 18:33, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Hypertrichosis |
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I have started the review on the talk page. I will add a few short comments:
Reviewer: Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 08:25, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
This page lists how to format an article. Please have a look at other GA and FA to get an idea of how to format the sections. Causes should for example be discussed in general with a section on: genetics, medication, environmental factors. How common the over condition is should be discribed under epidemiology. How prevalence varies globally and by ethnicity should be discussed in both the epidemiology and the causes sections. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 18:22, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Minor Concerns
The See Also section may need some attention. I didn't see anything in Skin Lesions that was relevant nor Skin Disease... and don't say "It was already there!"
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The article has introduced a significant number of future Wikipedia topics related to this Symptom. The potential to produce informative articles on the disorders introduced here shows that there is still room for additional contributions to the Wiki data base. I've not reviewed the Dermatology selections on Wikipedia; however, you have added to the TO-D0-LIST.
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I'm contemplating a grade; however, I will pause long enough for you to address or defend any concerns or should others wish to compliment or criticize. For your peace of mind ---- I am pleased. -- JimmyButler ( talk) 20:26, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Is there some other meaning? Terminal means like to be fatal Victuallers ( talk) 09:00, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
This line: "This condition is usually accompanied by gingival hyperplasia.[3]" redirects to Gingival enlargement, where in the first paragraph, it states: "This [page] is strictly a clinical description of the condition and avoids the erroneous pathologic connotations of terms used in the past such as hypertrophic gingivitis or gingival hyperplasia." So I'm wondering, should this link be removed since it doesn't link to a useful page? 217.166.94.1 ( talk) 12:01, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Is the star-wars character based on this? -- 41.151.124.43 ( talk) 18:49, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
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After reading on Wikipedia that the first recorded case of hypertrichosis was Petrus Gonsalvus in the fifteenth century, I thought you might find the following observation interesting. Hypertrichosis was first mentioned in the book of Genesis in the Bible in chapter 25 when fraternal twins were born to Isaac and Rebekah. It states in verse 25 that the first child born was covered in red hair, so they called him Esau which means hairy. There are also further allusions to Esau's hairiness in chapter 27:11-12 where it states that Esau is still hairy, so I guess he had congenital hypertrichosis. Hope you find this interesting and update your historical recordings of the condition accordingly. Regards, Lee McLaurin, grantlee2.mcl@hotmail.com 101.191.237.112 ( talk) 02:54, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) and are typically
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I believe the stub Hypertrichosis lanuginosa should be merged or redirected to this page. -Jacob 216.165.123.163 18:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Seriously im doing a project on hypertrichosis and I need sources other than wikipedia and i tried to get them from here and you have to pay for them. I am not paying 30 dollars for a piece of information. PLEASE get new sources! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.211.32 ( talk) 02:29, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
I removed a sentence implying that because of the preceding distinction between androgenic and vellus hair "people with hypertrichosis have heavier hairs rather than more hairs." There were two problems with the sentence. First, despite the initial word implying connection to the preceding sentences in the paragraph, it did not arise or was not established as true by them. Thus the connection should not have been implied. Second, I am doubtful that the statement is even independently true. I think some people with hypertrichosis do indeed have more hairs than average. I may be wrong and would defer to a cited scientific study that establishes the truth or the bounds of the claim, but for now I have removed it "without prejudice" to reintroduction as the lawyers say. Evidence please. alteripse 00:46, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
It would be impossible for this condition to be found in 1 out of 10 billion people. There are only 6.5 billion people on Earth. If that was true, the condition would not yet have occurred. Thus, the 1 in 250 million occurrence rate must be true. BrainDark 22:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Is this disease noticed at birth or later on (like with puberty)? Need to know for a book I'm writing. Thnx in advance. Scott Free 04:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
A few years ago, I saw an IGIA infomercial of these electronic tweezer-like devices that would be used to remove hair for the last time ever. Once used on a follicle, the follicle deactivates for the last time, once-and-for-all. Don't many with this excessive hair condition use IGIA? I would get my hands on an IGIA at the first opportunity if this happened to me. -- 70.179.170.133 03:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Merged undeveloped sub-articles. All are stubs and are not being actively worked on. This article - Hypertrichosis - is being adopted and hopefully will be brought up to FA. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast ( talk) 16:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Does having one random really long hair come under this? If so I have a picture of a 10cm leg hair which can be included. Smartse ( talk) 16:38, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Someone might find these useful - [3], [4], [5]. Cheers. Remember ( talk) 16:19, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
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The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it. |
Our group is creating a list of at least thirty references. We will cite and format them appropriately ASAP. Vancemiller ( talk) 13:30, 17 September 2009 (UTC) To be consistent, we should use this: "<ref name="pmid####">{{Cite pmid|####}}</ref>" to site sources from PubMed, replacing #### with the PubMed article ID number.
|
Don't know if you've ventured into the world of PubMed ( [6]), so I thought I'd drop by with a link: it's a government-run database of medical articles and has pretty much everything. Most of the articles are just abstracts; however, PubMed Central ( [7]) is all free full-text articles. Good luck! Strombollii ( talk) 21:29, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
We have created a sandbox to begin editing this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrichosis/sandbox
– Vancemiller ( talk) 14:21, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
– Vancemiller ( talk) 23:09, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
AP team - please complete the edit summary when making changes to the article or leaving comments on the talk page - this will allow others to monitor the progress and more effectively assist where necessary! In fact, as a group project, it is essential so that your team may monitor each others contributions. See me in class if you need assistance with this task. JimmyButler ( talk) 18:48, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Given that the current human population is 9 billion, the ocurrence paragraph is self-contradictory. The wording in the source shows awareness of this contradiction. But this source does not seem to be serious. -- Ettrig ( talk) 13:28, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
E, the human article says there is 6.7 billion, not 9. -- NYMFan69-86 ( talk) 14:19, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
I made quite a few adjustments to the "types" section of the article. I forgot to sign in so they do not show up as made by me. I decided to group all congenital form of hypertrichosis and all acquired forms together. Is anyone opposed to this? -- TimHAllstr ( talk) 01:26, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
These two pictures were put on the page without any captions. It might be useful to identify what these pictures represent so they can be placed in the appropriate section of the article. Vancemiller ( talk) 16:03, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
The picture of the legs should be deleted, it's not even Hypertrichosis it's just a guy with hairy legs! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.127.34 ( talk) 02:33, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
You might want to look at Wikipedia:MOSMED to see how the article should ideally be structured. It might give you some pointer as to what else you can research too. Smartse ( talk) 17:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
According to the text - the trait is X-linked (located on the X chromosome); however, I'm unclear as to whether the allele is dominant or recessive? The first picture is X-linked recessive (female) and the second is X-linked dominant (male)- contradicting each other?-- JimmyButler ( talk) 22:16, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
It is a very rare disorder, with fewer than 100 cases documented in scientific publications and by the media. It is thought that it is caused by
The gene MAP2K6 may play role but it may also be due to the change in the chromosome affecting the transcription of genes further away on the chromosome.
You probably should specify what "it" is. -- Yohmom ( talk) 04:56, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Sufferers of this condition are usually performers at circuses because of their unnatural appearance. The term 'sufferers' sounds a bit harsh, does it not? I also think a better word could replace 'unnatural.'-- Yohmom ( talk) 05:08, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Since the condition involves hair, it might be useful to include a brief discussion of lanugo, vellus and terminal hair at the beginning.
[ [8]]
A peculiar rare familial form of excess generalized downy hair growth known as congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa accounts for the individuals exploited as "dog-faced boy" or "human werewolf" at circus sideshows. Also rare, but important as a sign of internal malignancy, is acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa. This "malignant down" usually precedes the neoplasia and has been reported with a wide variety of malignancies.
Circumscribed areas of excessive hair growth may occur following chronic irritation of the skin, by rubbing, as under plaster casts, biting (nervous tic), and following burns and ionizing radiation.
Congenital tufts of hair along tge midline, such as the sacral "faun tail," may be associated with underlying spinal defects.
[ [9]]
How are changes in the MMP2 gene related to health conditions?
Defects in MMP2 are the cause of Torg-Winchester syndrome (TWS)[1]; also known as multicentric osteolysis nodulosis and arthropathy (MONA). TWS is an autosomal recessive osteolysis syndrome. It is severe with generalized osteolysis and osteopenia. Subcutaneous nodules are usually absent. Torg-Winchester syndrome has been associated with a number of additional features including coarse face, corneal opacities, patches of thickened, hyperpigmented skin, hypertrichosis and gum hypertrophy. However, these features are not always present and have occasionally been observed in other osteolysis syndromes.
hypertrichosis resources
[ [10]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vancemiller ( talk • contribs) 15:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
Just a few minor observations: I scanned through the talk page, and didn't see them addressed, but I haven't read thoroughly, so forgive me if they've been addressed or talked about:
Strombollii ( talk) 20:57, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
We should try our best to use reviews to work on topics to start. Here is a German one (google translates) PMID 18340416. And another from 2002 PMID 12444804. We can help you get full copies if needed. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 08:16, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
I believe it would be much easier to fill the holes in our article if we had access to the full PMID journals. If anyone could help, it would most likely allow us to better this article to at least GA status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimHAllstr ( talk • contribs) 20:05, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I have started a section on hirsutism. I agree that it is important to include in our article, however, there is already another article based on hirsutism alone. How much information do you think it is necessary to put on this article? Do you still believe it is necessary to mention more than briefly if there is already another article on hirsutism?-- TimHAllstr ( talk) 01:28, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Would simply suggesting a link to the hirsutism article be enough? KatieW1992 ( talk) 20:36, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Would someone be able to access pub med article 18340416 for me?-- TimHAllstr ( talk) 14:20, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Ah sorry was mistaken there is not easy access. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 19:05, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
VanceMiller and I have separated the causes and ocurrence sections from the classifications. There are still subheadings, which we will fix. We are just curious to know if anyone has an idea for a format of the epidemiology section.-- TimHAllstr ( talk) 14:27, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
This needs to be expanded. Add emedicine for example [12] But please do not quote directly from emedicine rather find the original research. Lots of emedicine refs are looked upon poorly at GA and FA. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 18:33, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Hypertrichosis |
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I have started the review on the talk page. I will add a few short comments:
Reviewer: Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 08:25, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
This page lists how to format an article. Please have a look at other GA and FA to get an idea of how to format the sections. Causes should for example be discussed in general with a section on: genetics, medication, environmental factors. How common the over condition is should be discribed under epidemiology. How prevalence varies globally and by ethnicity should be discussed in both the epidemiology and the causes sections. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 18:22, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Minor Concerns
The See Also section may need some attention. I didn't see anything in Skin Lesions that was relevant nor Skin Disease... and don't say "It was already there!"
Attributes
Suggestion
The article has introduced a significant number of future Wikipedia topics related to this Symptom. The potential to produce informative articles on the disorders introduced here shows that there is still room for additional contributions to the Wiki data base. I've not reviewed the Dermatology selections on Wikipedia; however, you have added to the TO-D0-LIST.
Closure
I'm contemplating a grade; however, I will pause long enough for you to address or defend any concerns or should others wish to compliment or criticize. For your peace of mind ---- I am pleased. -- JimmyButler ( talk) 20:26, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Is there some other meaning? Terminal means like to be fatal Victuallers ( talk) 09:00, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
This line: "This condition is usually accompanied by gingival hyperplasia.[3]" redirects to Gingival enlargement, where in the first paragraph, it states: "This [page] is strictly a clinical description of the condition and avoids the erroneous pathologic connotations of terms used in the past such as hypertrophic gingivitis or gingival hyperplasia." So I'm wondering, should this link be removed since it doesn't link to a useful page? 217.166.94.1 ( talk) 12:01, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Is the star-wars character based on this? -- 41.151.124.43 ( talk) 18:49, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
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After reading on Wikipedia that the first recorded case of hypertrichosis was Petrus Gonsalvus in the fifteenth century, I thought you might find the following observation interesting. Hypertrichosis was first mentioned in the book of Genesis in the Bible in chapter 25 when fraternal twins were born to Isaac and Rebekah. It states in verse 25 that the first child born was covered in red hair, so they called him Esau which means hairy. There are also further allusions to Esau's hairiness in chapter 27:11-12 where it states that Esau is still hairy, so I guess he had congenital hypertrichosis. Hope you find this interesting and update your historical recordings of the condition accordingly. Regards, Lee McLaurin, grantlee2.mcl@hotmail.com 101.191.237.112 ( talk) 02:54, 7 March 2022 (UTC)