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'''Harlequin Fetus''' is a term used to describe pictures of infants with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder where the skin of an infant is covered with thick pale scales on the body. These plates are extremely painful and tend to crack and split apart very frequently. The thick plates can pull at and distort facial features and can restrict breathing and eating. The baby also has completely red eyes as a result of inverted eyelids. Mutations in the ABCA12 gene cause harlequin ichthyosis.<ref>[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6568/harlequinichthyosis#:~:text=Harlequin%20ichthyosis%20is%20a%20severe,ABCA12%20gene%20cause%20harlequin%20ichthyosis. The information] about the effects of Harlequin ichthyosis.</ref>

'''Harlequin Fetus''' is a term used to describe pictures of infants with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder where the skin of an infant is covered with thick pale scales on the body. These plates are extremely painful and tend to crack and split apart very frequently. The thick plates can pull at and distort facial features and can restrict breathing and eating. The baby also has completely red eyes as a result of inverted eyelids. Mutations in the ABCA12 gene cause harlequin ichthyosis.<ref>[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6568/harlequinichthyosis#:~:text=Harlequin%20ichthyosis%20is%20a%20severe,ABCA12%20gene%20cause%20harlequin%20ichthyosis. The information] about the effects of Harlequin ichthyosis.</ref> The name “harlequin fetus” is incorrect because the pictures are always of babies that are already born, not of fetuses.

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-'''Harlequin Fetus''' is a term used to describe pictures of infants with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder where the skin of an infant is covered with thick pale scales on the body. These plates are extremely painful and tend to crack and split apart very frequently. The thick plates can pull at and distort facial features and can restrict breathing and eating. The baby also has completely red eyes as a result of inverted eyelids. Mutations in the ABCA12 gene cause harlequin ichthyosis.<ref>[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6568/harlequinichthyosis#:~:text=Harlequin%20ichthyosis%20is%20a%20severe,ABCA12%20gene%20cause%20harlequin%20ichthyosis. The information] about the effects of Harlequin ichthyosis.</ref>
+'''Harlequin Fetus''' is a term used to describe pictures of infants with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder where the skin of an infant is covered with thick pale scales on the body. These plates are extremely painful and tend to crack and split apart very frequently. The thick plates can pull at and distort facial features and can restrict breathing and eating. The baby also has completely red eyes as a result of inverted eyelids. Mutations in the ABCA12 gene cause harlequin ichthyosis.<ref>[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6568/harlequinichthyosis#:~:text=Harlequin%20ichthyosis%20is%20a%20severe,ABCA12%20gene%20cause%20harlequin%20ichthyosis. The information] about the effects of Harlequin ichthyosis.</ref> The name “harlequin fetus” is incorrect because the pictures are always of babies that are already born, not of fetuses.
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