VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked: This condition is characterised by the occurrence of hydrocephalus with VACTERYL syndrome. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked is available below.
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VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked, or a subtype of VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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