Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 1: A very rare inherited skeletal disorder involving thickening of the long bones of the body and head abnormalities. Type 1 is inherited in a recessive manner and is caused by a genetic defect located at chromosome 1q42-q43. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 1 is available below.
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Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 1 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 1, or a subtype of Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 1,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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