Nathalie syndrome: A very rare condition described in four children of one family. The condition is characterized by wasting of the spine muscles, abnormal heart electrical activity, cataracts, hypogonadism and hearing impairment. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Nathalie syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Nathalie syndrome: Muscle wasting starts during the second decade of life and progresses slowly. Hearing loss starts within the first five years of life and progresses slowly. The condition causes serious disability and the long-term prognosis is unknown.
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Nathalie syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Nathalie syndrome, or a subtype of Nathalie 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 Nathalie syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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