Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome: A condition which affects stature, head shape and hair growth. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome is available below.
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A bulging skull with brachycephaly, beaked nose, cataracts, microphthalmia and receding chin giving the face its peculiar bird-like appearance. Associated defects include hypotrichosis, short stature, occasional mental deficiency and skeletal, hepatic, muscular, and renal anomalies. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome, or a subtype of Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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