Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome

Introduction: Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome

Description of Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (medical condition): A rare genetic disorder characterized by anal abnormalities,...more »

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FG Syndrome:
  »Introduction: FG Syndrome
  »Symptoms of FG Syndrome

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: A multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation syndrome characterized by a short stature, large head, hypotonia with or without joint contractures, seizures, imperforate anus, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and characteristic facies. "FG" stands for the surnames of patients in whom the syndrome was first reported.
Source: Diseases Database

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome:

• Opitz
• Opitz syndrome
• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder
• Anomaly
• Mental
• Mental symptoms (3121 causes)
• Mental disease
• Mental disorder

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome, or a subtype of Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome as a Disease

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: Another name for FG Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: FG Syndrome
  »Symptoms of FG Syndrome

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: Related Diseases

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Genetic conditions
• Mental retardation conditions
• Intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Digestive conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Head conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (FG Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome incude:

• Mental deficiency
• Delayed motor development
• Reduced muscle tone
• Abnormal EEG
• Seizures

See full list of 46 symptoms of Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (FG Syndrome)

Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome:

• genetic disorder
• mental retardation
• low muscle toneconstipation
• partial agenesis of the corpus callosum

Terms associated with Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome:

Terms Similar to Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome:

• FG syndrome
• Keller syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

• FG syndrome
• FGS
• FGS1
• Keller syndrome
• Mental retardation, large head, imperforate anus, congenital hypotonia, and partial agenesis of corpus callosum

Source - NIH

External links related to: Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome

• OMIM - FG SYNDROME; FGS1
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database

Source: Diseases Database

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