A little girl can't wash her hair due to a rare genetic disease.
'29.06.2017'
Source: New York Post
Little Phoebe Braswell from Smithfield, North Carolina has a very rare genetic disorder. Writes about it New York Post.
Worldwide, there are about 100 children with similar abnormalities.
This deviation affects protein, which gives hair its shape and strength. And while the hair follicles are not round, but oval. All this gives the hair a light shade and constant disheveledness. It is believed that the famous Albert Einstein suffered precisely with this genetic disorder.
At one-year-old Phoebe hair coarse, bright white, tangled and charged with static electricity. Because of this, they can not be washed or combed.
Luckily for Phoebe's 27-year-old mom Jamie Braswell, Phoebe's favorite movie is Trolls, and her favorite character has similar hair.
“You never expect your child to have a rare disorder, but I love Phoebe's hair. Phoebe is who she is. She loves cartoon characters, and her favorite one, Poppy, has pink hair. In three months, Phoebe will be two years old and we'll have a troll-themed party, ”Jamie said, adding that she named her youngest daughter, Poppy.
Unfortunately, for those who do not know about genetic disorder, Phoebe's hair just looks random.
“Once we were in a grocery store, and a lady said: 'She will hate you when she sees her baby pictures for letting her go out,” recalls Jamie.
But no matter how much Jamie combed Phoebe's hair, they remain the same “crazy.” Nothing helps.
“Every morning they stick out in all directions, and I try to wet them all day, but in half an hour they twist again,” Jamie said.
Therefore, Phoebe always wears a hair bandage.
“If not for that, everyone would think I’m neglecting her,” Jamie complained.
Jamie first noticed that with Phoebe's hair something was wrong when that was 3 of the month.
She took Phoebe to the doctor who said she had never seen a child with such hair. Finding the appropriate article on FacebookJamie called the doctor and found out the diagnosis.
The syndrome is caused by a mutation in one of three genes - PADI3, TGM3, or TCHH. Phoebe will undergo a genetic test in August.
“There are a total of 100 cases of the disease in the world today, but there could be many more,” said Professor Regina Betz of the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Bonn.
There is no cure, although it is reported that the condition improves with age. Jamie believes that her daughter's hair is unique, but he is afraid that Phoebe may be laughed when she grows up enough to go to school.
“I'm worried because kids can be cruel and Phoebe is the sweetest girl I've ever known,” Jamie said.
“It’s hard for me to think that she might be humiliated, but I’m going to teach her that we are all different and it doesn’t matter,” she added.
