Pilotto syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by congenital heart disease, cleft lip and palate, scoliosis, short stature and mental retardation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pilotto syndrome is available below.
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Pilotto syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pilotto syndrome, or a subtype of Pilotto 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 Pilotto syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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