Peptidic growth factors deficiency: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by diabetes, skin abnormalities, small jaw and muscle contractures. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Peptidic growth factors deficiency is available below.
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Peptidic growth factors deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Peptidic growth factors deficiency, or a subtype of Peptidic growth factors deficiency,
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 Peptidic growth factors deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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