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General Information
DEFINITION - An inherited, rare disorder of the central nervous system in infants and young children. It causes progressive impairment and early death. Less than 100 children are born with the disease each year in the U.S.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Brain and central nervous system....
General Information
DEFINITION - Mental retardation and abnormalities in many organs caused by a major chromosome abnormality that is congenital.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Central nervous system; heart; skeletal system.
SEX OR AGE MOST AFFECTED - Newborns.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Shortly after birth:...
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