Cantu syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, short stature, large skull, heart anomaly and various other abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cantu syndrome is available below.
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Cantu syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cantu syndrome, or a subtype of Cantu syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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