Lujan-Fryns syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by mental retardation and marfanoid habitus (features of Marfan's syndrome). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lujan-Fryns syndrome is available below.
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A syndrome marked by marfanoid habitus (tall stature with long and slim limbs, little subcutaneous fat, arachnodactyly, joint hyperextensibility, narrow face, small chin, large testes, and hypotonia) associated with mental retardation. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Lujan-Fryns syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lujan-Fryns syndrome, or a subtype of Lujan-Fryns 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 Lujan-Fryns syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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