Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: A genetic disorder which affects the body tissues that produce hormones. It is characterized by underdeveloped adrenal glands which results adrenal insufficiency and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked is available below.
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Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked, or a subtype of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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