Creatine deficiency, X-linked: A rare inherited disorder characterized mainly by mental retardation, seizures, short stature and facial anomalies. The disorder is caused by the absence of a compound needed to transport creatine and thus creatine levels may be normal or high, but the body is unable to utilize it. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Creatine deficiency, X-linked is available below.
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Creatine deficiency, 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 Creatine deficiency, X-linked, or a subtype of Creatine deficiency, X-linked,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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