FLOTCH syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by kidney stones, completely white nails and cysts that form in oil producing areas of skin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of FLOTCH syndrome is available below.
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FLOTCH syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that FLOTCH syndrome, or a subtype of FLOTCH 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 FLOTCH syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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