Wolcott-Rallison syndrome: A very rare genetic condition characterized primarily by the onset of diabetes mellitus during infancy and epiphyseal dysplasia (abnormal joint development). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome is available below.
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Infancy-onset diabetes mellitus with multiple diaphyseal dysplasia, short-trunk dwarfism, bone demineralization, spontaneous fractures, tooth discoloration, dry scaly skin, hip abduction, arthralgia, hepatomegaly, and renal failure. Mental deficiency occurs in some cases. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Wolcott-Rallison syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wolcott-Rallison syndrome, or a subtype of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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