R 18 (medical condition): A rare chromosomal disorder where genetic material from one or both ends of chromosome 18 is missing and the two broken ends have rejoined to form a ring. The resulting type and severity of symptoms is determined by the amount and location of genetic material missing.
See also:
Chromosome 18 Ring:
»Introduction: Chromosome 18 Ring
»Symptoms of Chromosome 18 Ring
R 18 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that R 18, or a subtype of R 18,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
R 18: Another name for Chromosome 18 Ring (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Chromosome 18 Ring
»Symptoms of Chromosome 18 Ring
Some of the symptoms of R 18 incude:
See full list of 22 symptoms of R 18 (Chromosome 18 Ring)
These medical disease topics may be related to R 18:
Source - NIH
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