Roberts syndrome: A very rare genetic disorder involving a range of physical abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Roberts syndrome is available below.
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Symmetrical phocomelia-like limb defects similar to those seen in thalidomide embryopathy (hence the synonym SC-pseudothalidomide syndrome), flexion contractures of the joints, facial anomalies, micrognathia, scanty blond hair, cloudy corneae, delayed growth, and occasional mental retardation. SC phocomelia and Roberts syndrome are considered by some as the same entity termed Roberts-SC phocomelia syndrome. The syndrome was first observed in a family with surname beginning with S and another with surname beginning with C. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Roberts syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Roberts syndrome, or a subtype of Roberts 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 Roberts syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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