Disease or Syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome
Subclass of:
Multiple congenital anomalies
Definitions related to waardenburg syndrome:
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A rare, autosomal dominant inherited syndrome caused by mutations in the PAX3, MITF, and SNAI2 genes. Signs and symptoms include hearing loss, dystopia canthorum (widely spaced inner corners of the eyes), and changes in the color of the skin, hair, and eyes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Rare, autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance and several known clinical types. Characteristics may include depigmentation of the hair and skin, congenital deafness, heterochromia iridis, medial eyebrow hyperplasia, hypertrophy of the nasal root, and especially dystopia canthorum. The underlying cause may be defective development of the neural crest (neurocristopathy). Waardenburg's syndrome may be closely related to piebaldism. Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome refers to a disorder that also includes upper limb abnormalities.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a group of genetic conditions characterized by varying degrees of hearing loss and differences in the coloring (pigmentation) of the eyes, hair, and skin. Signs and symptoms can vary both within and between families. Common features include congenital sensorineural deafness; pale blue eyes, different colored...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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