SCARF syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by skeletal abnormalities, loose skin, premature fusion of skull bones, ambiguous genitalia, psychomotor retardation and facial abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of SCARF syndrome is available below.
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SCARF syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that SCARF syndrome, or a subtype of SCARF 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 SCARF syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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