Hooft disease: A rare disorder characterized by mental and physical retardation, red rash and low blood lipid level. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hooft disease is available below.
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Hooft disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hooft disease, or a subtype of Hooft disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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