Infantile Refsum Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Infantile Refsum Disease, or a subtype of Infantile Refsum Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Infantile Refsum Disease: Introduction
Broader types of Infantile Refsum Disease:
Patient Profile for Infantile Refsum Disease: Infancy; symptoms begin early.
Profile for Infantile Refsum Disease: Onset of the disorder begins in early infancy. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Infantile Refsum Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Prognosis of Infantile Refsum Disease: Poor. Typically death before age 20.
Prognosis of Infantile Refsum Disease:
The
prognosis for individuals with infantile Refsum disease is poor. Death
generally occurs in the second decade of life.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Infantile Refsum Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Causes of Infantile Refsum Disease: see causes of Infantile Refsum Disease
Cause of Infantile Refsum Disease: Absence of absence of peroxisome cells in the body.
Symptoms of Infantile Refsum Disease: see symptoms of Infantile Refsum Disease
Contagion of genetic conditions:
generally not; see details in contagion of genetic diseases.
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Infantile Refsum Disease.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Infantile Refsum Disease.
Treatments for Infantile Refsum Disease:
see treatments for Infantile Refsum Disease
Research for Infantile Refsum Disease:
see research for Infantile Refsum Disease
Organs and body systems related to Infantile Refsum Disease include:
Main name of condition: Infantile Refsum Disease
Class of Condition for Infantile Refsum Disease: genetic
Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease, Refsum Disease (Infantile)
Infantile form of phytanic acid storage disease, Refsum disease, infantile form, IRD
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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