De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome: A rare genetic ectodermal disorder characterized by sunlight sensitivity, skin atrophy and pigmentation and skin tumors as well neurologic involvement. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome is available below.
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De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome, or a subtype of De Sanctis-Cacchione 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 De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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