Jacobsen syndrome

Introduction: Jacobsen syndrome

Description of Jacobsen syndrome

Jacobsen syndrome (medical condition): A very rare chromosomal disorder involving the absence of a portion of chromosome 11q. The range and severity of symptoms is determined by the size of the portion that is deleted.

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Jacobsen syndrome: Deletion of the long arm of chromosome 11 with retarded growth and psychomotor development, trigonocephaly, strabismus, short and broad nose with anteverted nostrils, epicanthus, telecanthus, malformed ears, "carp mouth", camptodactyly, and thrombocytopenia.
Source: Diseases Database

Jacobsen syndrome: Rare Disease

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

Jacobsen syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Jacobsen syndrome, or a subtype of Jacobsen 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 Jacobsen syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Jacobsen syndrome as a Disease

Jacobsen syndrome (medical condition): See Jacobsen syndrome (disease information).
  »Introduction: Jacobsen syndrome
  »Symptoms of Jacobsen syndrome
  »Treatments for Jacobsen syndrome

More information on medical condition: Jacobsen syndrome:

• Information about Jacobsen syndrome
• Basic Summary for Jacobsen syndrome
• Symptoms of Jacobsen syndrome
• Complications of Jacobsen syndrome
• Treatments for Jacobsen syndrome

Terms associated with Jacobsen syndrome:

Terms Similar to Jacobsen syndrome:

• Chromosome 11q deletion syndrome
• Chromosome 11q monosomy

Source: Diseases Database

• 11q - deletion syndrome
• Deletion 11q Syndrome, Partial
• Distal 11q Monosomy
• Partial 11q monosomy syndrome
• Partial Monosomy of Long Arm of Chromosome 11

Source - NIH

External links related to: Jacobsen syndrome

• OMIM - JACOBSEN SYNDROME; JBS
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database

Source: Diseases Database

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