Bannayan-Zonana syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by macrocephaly, intestinal polyposis, pigmentation of penis and benign tumor-like growths. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Bannayan-Zonana syndrome is available below.
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Bannayan-Zonana syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Bannayan-Zonana syndrome, or a subtype of Bannayan-Zonana syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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