Norrie disease: [MIM*310600] congenital bilateral masses of tissue arising from the retina or vitreous and resembling glioma (pseudoglioma), usually with atrophy of iris and development of cataract; associated mental retardation and deafness; X-linked recessive inheritance, caused by mutation in the Norrie disease gene (NDP) on Xp.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Norrie disease:
Norrie disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Norrie disease, or a subtype of Norrie disease,
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 if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Norrie disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Norrie disease (medical condition): See Norrie Disease (disease information).
»Introduction: Norrie Disease
These medical disease topics may be related to Norrie disease:
Source - NIH
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