Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by severe mental deficiency, large ears, hypogonadism and other abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome is available below.
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Microcephaly, characteristic facies (swelling, p prominent supraorbital ridges and narrow palpebral fissures), obesity, epilepsy, and hypogonadism, and mental deficiency. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome, or a subtype of Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome,
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 Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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