FG Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by anal abnormalities, reduced muscle tone and a prominent forehead. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of FG Syndrome is available below.
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A multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation syndrome characterized by a short stature, large head, hypotonia with or without joint contractures, seizures, imperforate anus, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and characteristic facies. "FG" stands for the surnames of patients in whom the syndrome was first reported. - (Source - Diseases Database)
FG Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that FG Syndrome, or a subtype of FG 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 FG Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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