Gillespie syndrome

Introduction: Gillespie syndrome

Description of Gillespie syndrome

Gillespie syndrome (medical condition): A rare disorder characterized by webbing of some fingers, small corneas, enamel abnormalities and slow-growing, dry hair.

See also:

Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant:
  »Introduction: Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant
  »Symptoms of Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant

Gillespie syndrome: syndrome of congenital absence of the iris, mental retardation, and cerebellar ataxia; etiology unknown.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Gillespie syndrome: Aniridia, cerebellar ataxia, and mental deficiency are the main symptoms of this syndrome.
Source: Diseases Database

Gillespie syndrome: Related Topics

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Gillespie syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Gillespie syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Gillespie syndrome, or a subtype of Gillespie syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Gillespie syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Gillespie syndrome as a Disease

Gillespie syndrome: Another name for Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant
  »Symptoms of Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant

Symptoms of Gillespie syndrome (Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant)

Some of the symptoms of Gillespie syndrome incude:

• Widely spaced eyes
• Small eyes
• Small cornea
• Eccentric pupil
• Changes in iris structure

See full list of 22 symptoms of Gillespie syndrome (Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant)

Terms associated with Gillespie syndrome:

Terms Similar to Gillespie syndrome:

• Aniridia-cerebellar ataxia-oligophrenia syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

• Aniridia cerebellar ataxia mental deficiency
• Aniridia, partial-cerebellar ataxia-mental retardation
• Aniridia, partial-cerebellar ataxia-oligophrenia

Source - NIH

External links related to: Gillespie syndrome

• OMIM - ANIRIDIA, CEREBELLAR ATAXIA, AND MENTAL DEFICIENCY
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database

Source: Diseases Database

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