US boy with uncombable hair syndrome becomes Instagram hit

Locklan Samples of Georgia has a rare condition that means his hair stands out from the scalp and cannot be combed flat

Last summer, Katelyn Samples posted a picture of her youngest son, Locklan Samples, to Instagram. Then a stranger sent her a message. It asked if her then 10-month-old son had been diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome.

The 33-year-old mother from Roswell, Georgia, was worried.