Largest hairy family
When I first saw this picture, a lot of things were racing on my mind. I was just wondering how a whole family of four can have hairs in their faces. Digging further, I discovered that they are having health challenge.
Victor
"Larry" Gomez, Gabriel "Danny" Ramos Gomez, Luisa Lilia De
Lira Aceves and Jesus Manuel Fajardo Aceves (all Mexico) are four of a family
of 19 that span five generations all suffering from the rare condition called
Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis, characterized by excessive facial and
torso hair. The women are covered with a light-to-medium coat of hair while the
men of the family have thick hair on approximately 98% of their body apart from
their hands and feet.
Larry
and Danny currently perform in the Mexican National Circus.
All
members of the family assisted scientists with the analysis of the gene
responsible for CGH and as a result, significant evidence was found for linkage
with several markers from the long arm of the X chromosome.
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