Thyroid agenesis: A rare disorder where the thyroid fails to develop resulting in hypothyroidism from birth. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Thyroid agenesis is available below.
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Thyroid agenesis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Thyroid agenesis, or a subtype of Thyroid agenesis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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