Acrocallosal syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by underdeveloped or absent corpus callosum of brain, duplication of thumb or big toe and extra fingers or toes. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Acrocallosal syndrome is available below.
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Absence of the corpus callosum with unusual facial appearance, mental deficiency, duplication of the halluces, and polydactyly. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Acrocallosal syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acrocallosal syndrome, or a subtype of Acrocallosal syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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