What is Opitz syndrome?

What is Opitz syndrome?

• Opitz syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by wide-set eyes, hypospadias and swallowing difficulties.

Opitz 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 syndrome, or a subtype of Opitz 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 Opitz syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Opitz syndrome: Introduction

Types of Opitz syndrome:

Broader types of Opitz syndrome:

• Genetic conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
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What causes Opitz syndrome?

Causes of Opitz syndrome: see causes of Opitz syndrome

What are the symptoms of Opitz syndrome?

Symptoms of Opitz syndrome: see symptoms of Opitz syndrome

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Opitz syndrome: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Opitz syndrome.
Treatments for Opitz syndrome: see treatments for Opitz syndrome
Research for Opitz syndrome: see research for Opitz syndrome

Name and Aliases of Opitz syndrome

Main name of condition: Opitz syndrome

Hypospadias - dyspaghia, Hypospadias - Hypertelorism

Opitz syndrome: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Opitz syndrome:

• Mental retardation
• Microcephaly
• Polydacytly
• Hypotonia
• Syndactly
• Developmental disorder

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