Warfarin syndrome: Various physical and other abnormalities that can result from the use of the drug Warfarin during the first trimester of pregnancy. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Warfarin syndrome is available below.
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Warfarin syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Warfarin syndrome, or a subtype of Warfarin syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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