Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated growth and other defects. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome is available below.
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An encephalo-tropho-schisis syndrome with pre- or postnatal overgrowth, coarse ("bulldog-like") facies with protruding jaw and tongue, occasional mental retardation, and congenital abnormalities of the extremities and other parts with variable expression. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, or a subtype of Simpson-Golabi-Behmel 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 Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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