Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome: Autosomal dominant genetic disorder involving kidneys, ears and neck. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome is available below.
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An autosomal dominant disorder manifested by various combinations of preauricular pits, branchial fistulae or cysts, lacrimal duct stenosis, hearing loss, structural defects of the outer, middle, or inner ear, and renal dysplasia. Associated defects include asthenic habitus, long narrow facies, constricted palate, deep overbite, and myopia. Hearing loss may be due to Mondini type cochlear defect and stapes fixation. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome, or a subtype of Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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