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Menkes disease (MNK) also called Menkes syndrome copper transport disease steely hair disease kinky hair disease or Menkes kinky hair syndrome is a disorder that affects copper levels in the body leading to copper deficiency. It is an x-linked recessive disorder and is therefore considerably more common in males: females require two defective alleles to develop the disease.The disorder was originally described by John Hans Menkes (1928–2008) et al. in 1962.
