When Taylor McGowan was five months old, she started growing little tufts of blonde hair on her head.
As time went on, her bright blonde locks continued to grow outwards, seemingly untamable by any sort of product.
Eventually, Taylor’s parents Cara and Tom realised that their daughter may have a condition called “Uncombable Hair Syndrome”, after coming across pictures of other individuals on the internet with the same style of hair.
And it's real; there are currently around 100 reported cases of the condition worldwide, which is otherwise known by the medical term "Pili trianguli et canaliculi".
Cara and Tom, from Chicago, Illinois, sought the expertise of Professor Regina Betz at the University of Bonn in Germany.
Professor Betz is currently the leading figure in Uncombable Hair Syndrome Research.
Her team at the Institute of Human Genetics has stated that the condition is caused by a mutation in one of three genes - PADI3, TGM3 and TCHH.
As time went on, her bright blonde locks continued to grow outwards, seemingly untamable by any sort of product.
Eventually, Taylor’s parents Cara and Tom realised that their daughter may have a condition called “Uncombable Hair Syndrome”, after coming across pictures of other individuals on the internet with the same style of hair.
And it's real; there are currently around 100 reported cases of the condition worldwide, which is otherwise known by the medical term "Pili trianguli et canaliculi".
Cara and Tom, from Chicago, Illinois, sought the expertise of Professor Regina Betz at the University of Bonn in Germany.
Professor Betz is currently the leading figure in Uncombable Hair Syndrome Research.
Her team at the Institute of Human Genetics has stated that the condition is caused by a mutation in one of three genes - PADI3, TGM3 and TCHH.
(The Indepenent)
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