Velofacioskeletal syndrome: A ver rare sydnrome characterized mainly by short stature and facial and skeletal abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Velofacioskeletal syndrome is available below.
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Velofacioskeletal syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Velofacioskeletal syndrome, or a subtype of Velofacioskeletal 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 Velofacioskeletal syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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