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3C syndrome: A rare disorder characterized by cardiac malformations, cerebellar hypoplasia and cranial dysmorphism which gives the disease it's name. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of 3C syndrome is available below.
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3C syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that 3C syndrome, or a subtype of 3C 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 3C syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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