Xte syndrome

Moynahan EJ, 1970

Congenital, autosomal dominant inherited ectodermal dysplasia with xeroderma due to sweat gland hypoplasia, enamel dysplasia with yellow discoloration of the enamel and tooth deformities. Further thin, sparsely growing, slow-growing hair on the capillitium, missing eyelashes and cerebral changes (pathological EEG) with epileptic seizures; mental retardation.

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