What is Pendred syndrome?
What is Pendred syndrome?
- Pendred syndrome: An inherited condition characterized by hearing loss and goiter formation. The enlarged thyroid gland often continuges to function normally.
Pendred syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pendred syndrome, or a subtype of Pendred syndrome,
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 it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pendred syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Pendred syndrome: Introduction
How many people get Pendred syndrome?
Prevalance of Pendred syndrome: Pendred syndrome represents over 7% of all cases of hearing loss at birth, Genetics Home Reference website
How serious is Pendred syndrome?
Prognosis of Pendred syndrome: goiter often recurs after surgery
Complications of Pendred syndrome:
see complications of Pendred syndrome
What causes Pendred syndrome?
Causes of Pendred syndrome: see causes of Pendred syndrome
What are the symptoms of Pendred syndrome?
Symptoms of Pendred syndrome:
see symptoms of Pendred syndrome
Complications of Pendred syndrome:
see complications of Pendred syndrome
Onset of Pendred syndrome: birth or during childhood
Can anyone else get Pendred syndrome?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Pendred syndrome
Pendred syndrome: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pendred syndrome.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pendred syndrome.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Pendred syndrome:
see treatments for Pendred syndrome
Research for Pendred syndrome:
see research for Pendred syndrome
Name and Aliases of Pendred syndrome
Main name of condition: Pendred syndrome
Other names or spellings for Pendred syndrome:
familial goiter-deaf mutism, deafness with goiter, autosomal recessive sensorineural hearing impairment and goiter, gouter-deafness syndrome, PDS, Goiter-deafness syndrome
Dyshormogenetic goiter
Source - Diseases Database
Deafness with goiter, Goiter-deafness syndrome, PDS
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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