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Congenital contractures of the feet, progressive muscle atrophy, oculomotor apraxia, dyspraxia of the facial muscles and tongue, and mental retardation. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Wieacker-Wolff Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wieacker-Wolff Syndrome, or a subtype of Wieacker-Wolff Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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