Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome: A rare birth disorder characterized mainly by brain abnormalities, large head and facial anomalies. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome is available below.
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Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome, or a subtype of Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio 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 Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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