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Widow's peak: a usually overlooked, yet significant morphogenetic trait

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JOURNAL DER DEUTSCHEN DERMATOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT
Volume 19, Issue 9, Pages 1271-1275

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ddg.14502

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Originally believed to be a sign of early widowhood, widow's peak is now known to be a morphogenetic trait and associated with genetic syndromes.
Originally believed to be an omen for early widowhood, widow's peak, a V-shaped descending extension of the anterior hairline at the center of the forehead is now known to be a morphogenetic trait. Although in the majority of cases, widow's peak is a normal variant, its presence has also been associated with several genetic syndromes.

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