Winship Viljoen Leary syndrome: A syndrome that is characterised by microcephaly with mental retardation and cardiomyopathy. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Winship Viljoen Leary syndrome is available below.
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Winship Viljoen Leary syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Winship Viljoen Leary syndrome, or a subtype of Winship Viljoen Leary syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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