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ICF syndrome: A very rare, recessively inherited syndrome characterized mainly by a weak immune system and facial anomalies. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of ICF syndrome is available below.
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Variable immunodeficiency with centromeric instability of chromosomes 1, 9, 16 and, less frequently, chromosome 2. Manifestations vary and most common symptoms include facial dysmorphism, mental retardation and prolonged respiratory, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal infections. - (Source - Diseases Database)
ICF syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that ICF syndrome, or a subtype of ICF 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 ICF syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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