Did einstein have uncombable hair syndrome

FRIZZY-haired Florence Patterson is a lock-alike of wild-maned Albert Einstein — well, relatively speaking.

The cute six-year-old has the same rare condition that gave the science icon his trademark look.

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Einstein — famed for his theory of special relativity, summed up in the equation E = mc² — suffered from Uncombable Hair Syndrome.

It affects around 100 people in the world, and Florence is one of them.

Mum-of-four Jill Peddle-Rice, 43, said: “Everyone in the area knows her as the baby with the hair.”

And dad Kyle Patterson, 49, added: “She’s alway attracting attention. She’s got loads of friends because her personality shines through.”

Lawyer Kyle, of Newcastle, went on: “Combing her hair is impossible so we wash it in the bath — not in the shower because it doesn’t soak up water and will stay bone dry.

“We towel dry it, leave the conditioner in, scrunch it and pick out all of the dreadlocks which takes ages.

“The next day she’ll have the most fabulous, blonde curls. Then the next day it’s frizzy again!”

Florence’s curls leave even Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ mop-topped baby Wilfred’s in the shade. But her unusual style does have a down side, with cutting comments from rude strangers — and some even trying to grab her hair.

Consultant Jill said: “We hear things like, ‘Look at the state of that child’. Most of the negative attention she gets is from adults. They aren’t as accepting as kids.”

Such hair can be a symptom of more serious problems. Kyle said: “Parents should see their GP.”

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Everyone has bad hair days from time to time, but for roughly 100 people around the world, unmanageable hair is an actual medical condition.

Uncombable hair syndrome, also known as spun glass hair syndrome, is a rare condition caused by a genetic mutation that affects the formation and shape of hair shafts, BuzzFeed reports. People with the condition tend to have dry, unruly hair that can't be combed flat. It grows slower than normal and is typically silver, blond, or straw-colored. For some people, the symptoms disappear with age.

Although there have been only about 100 documented cases worldwide, one of the world's leading researchers on the condition, Regina Betz, of Germany's University of Bonn, believes there could be thousands of others who have it but have not been diagnosed. Some have speculated that Einstein had the condition, but without a genetic test, it's impossible to know for sure.

An 18-month-old American girl named Taylor McGowan is one of the few people with this syndrome. Her parents sent blood samples to Betz to see if they were carriers of the gene mutation, and the results came back positive for variations of PADI3, one of three genes responsible for the syndrome. According to IFL Science, the condition is recessive, meaning that it "only presents when individuals receive mutant gene copies from both parents." Hence it's so uncommon.

Taylor's parents have embraced their daughter's unique 'do, creating a Facebook page called Baby Einstein 2.0 to share Taylor's story and educate others about the condition.

"It's what makes her look ever so special, just like Albert Einstein," Taylor's mom, Cara, says in a video uploaded to YouTube by SWNS TV. "We wanted to share her story with the world in hopes of spreading awareness."

[h/t BuzzFeed]

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