WAGR syndrome

Introduction: WAGR syndrome

Description of WAGR syndrome

WAGR syndrome (medical condition): A syndrome that is due to the deletion of chromosome...more »

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WAGR syndrome: A very rare congenital condition involving the complex of Wilms' tumor, aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities, and mental retardation. Wilms Tumor-Aniridia-Genitourinary Anomalies-Mental Retardation (WAGR) syndrome involves hemizygous deletions of several adjacent genes in chromosome region 11p13. Two or more of the four conditions must be present for an individual to be diagnosed with WAGR Syndrome. The clinical picture varies, depending upon the combination of abnormalities. --2004
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WAGR syndrome: A contiguous gene syndrome associated with hemizygous deletions of chromosome region 11p13. The condition is marked by the combination of WILMS TUMOR; ANIRIDIA; GENITOURINARY ABNORMALITIES; and MENTAL RETARDATION.
Source: MeSH 2007

WAGR syndrome: Related Topics

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• Tumor
• Tumor pain
• Mental
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WAGR syndrome: Rare Disease

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

WAGR syndrome as a Disease

WAGR syndrome (medical condition): See WAGR Syndrome (disease information).
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WAGR syndrome: Related Diseases

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

• Cancer
• Urogenital tumors
• Kidney conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Urinary system conditions
• Children's health conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• Genital conditions
• Mental retardation conditions
• Intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions

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WAGR syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to WAGR syndrome:

• Wilm's tumour
• neonatal hypoglycaemia
• ear creases
• ear pits
• hemihyperplasia
• macrosomia
• macroglossia
• omphalocele
• umbilical hernia
• diastasis recti

Terms associated with WAGR syndrome:

Terms Similar to WAGR syndrome:

• 11p deletion syndrome
• Chromosome 11p deletion syndrome
• WAGR Complex
• Wilms Tumor-Aniridia-Gonadoblastoma-Mental Retardation Syndrome
• Wilms tumor, Aniridia, Genitourinary anomalies, mental Retardation syndrome

Source - NIH

External links related to: WAGR syndrome

• OMIM - WAGR SYNDROME
• eMedicine - WAGR Syndrome : Article by Steven K Bergstrom, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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