EEC syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by absence of fingers and toes, ectodermal dysplasia and cleft lip or cleft palate. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of EEC syndrome is available below.
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EEC syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that EEC syndrome, or a subtype of EEC 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 EEC syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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