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Hierarchy  - English - French - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Italian - Dutch    Waardenburg's Syndrome Definition: Rare, autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance and several known clinical types. Characteristics may include depigmentation of the hair and skin, congenital deafness, heterochromia iridis, medial eyebrow hyperplasia, hypertrophy of the nasal root, and especially dystopia canthorum. The underlying cause may be defective development of the neural crest (neurocristopathy). Waardenburg's syndrome may be closely related to piebaldism. Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome refers to a disorder that also includes upper limb abnormalities. Synonym(s): Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome / Klein's Syndrome / Waardenburg-Klein Syndrome / Klein Syndrome / See also: Piebaldism    MeSH 2010 © U.S. National Library of Medicine®. Browse - New search

More information from the Genetics Home Reference Website What is Waardenburg syndrome? Waardenburg syndrome is a group of genetic conditions that can cause hearing loss and changes in coloring (pigmentation) of the hair, skin, and eyes. Although most people with Waardenburg syndrome have normal hearing, moderate to profound hearing loss can occur in one or both ears. People with this condition often have very pale blue eyes or different colored eyes, such as one blue eye and one brown eye. Sometimes one eye has segments of two different colors. Distinctive hair coloring (such as a patch of white hair or hair that prematurely turns gray) is anoth ... How common is Waardenburg syndrome? Waardenburg syndrome affects an estimated 1 in 10,000 to 20,000 people. In schools for the deaf, 2 percent to 3 percent of students have this condition. Types I and II are the most common forms of Waardenburg syndrome, while types III and IV are rare. More information from the Genetics Home Reference Website © Genetics Home Reference Browse - New search       Web resources for "Waardenburg's Syndrome"   English (10)  French (2)  German (1)  Spanish (1)    Italian (1)   = Site with HON description   -   = Site with a robot description info: enter the site: (click below) domain of the site:   HONcode - Waardenburg syndrome - Genetics Home Reference ghr.nlm.nih.gov 6 List of Diseases: W - RightDiagnosis.com www.wrongdiagnosis.com   Waardenburg Syndrome [NIDCD Health Information] www.nidcd.nih.gov   HONcode - Waardenburg syndrome: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia www.nlm.nih.gov   Whonamedit - Klein-Waardenburg syndrome www.whonamedit.com 3 HONcode - Orphanet: Waardenburg syndrome type 2 www.orpha.net 15 rare-diseases — National Organization for Rare Disorders www.rarediseases.org   HONcode - Picture of Heterochromia Iridis in Waardenburg's Syndrome  * OTOLARYNGOLOGY HOUSTON www.ghorayeb.com   See also: - Piebaldism Broader term(s): - Abnormalities, Multiple - Abnormalities - Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Browse - New search       Medical image(s) for "Waardenburg's Syndrome" click below to enlarge www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Copyright © NCBI - Genes and Disease Waardenburg's Syndrome (Chromosome 2) See also: - Piebaldism Browse - New search       Medical News for "Waardenburg's Syndrome" No results for this term. More health news Broader term(s): - Abnormalities Browse - New search       Scientific articles from MEDLINE for "Waardenburg's Syndrome"   - English - French - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Italian - Dutch     All recent articles  Therapy:  by recall    /  by precision  Diagnosis:  by recall    /  by precision  Etiology:  by recall    /  by precision  Prognosis:  by recall    /  by precision Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy Browse - New search       Clinical Trials for "Waardenburg's Syndrome" No results for this term. Consult others clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov See also: - Piebaldism Broader term(s): - Abnormalities - Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Browse - New search       Medical Conferences/Events for "Waardenburg's Syndrome" No results for this term. Consult HON's world-wide database of medical meetings Browse - New search       Refine the search for  "Waardenburg's Syndrome" Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy   Broader term(s):       Diseases           Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities               Abnormalities                   Abnormalities, Multiple  MeSH 2010 © U.S. National Library of Medicine®. Browse - New search

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