Waardenburg Syndrome

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"Waardenburg Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Rare, autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance and several known clinical types. Characteristics may include depigmentation of the hair and skin, congenital deafness, heterochromia iridis, medial eyebrow hyperplasia, hypertrophy of the nasal root, and especially dystopia canthorum. The underlying cause may be defective development of the neural crest (neurocristopathy). Waardenburg's syndrome may be closely related to piebaldism. Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome refers to a disorder that also includes upper limb abnormalities.

Descriptor ID	D014849
MeSH Number(s)	C16.131.077.938
Concept/Terms	Waardenburg Syndrome Waardenburg Syndrome Syndrome, Waardenburg Waardenburg's Syndrome Syndrome, Waardenburg's Waardenburgs Syndrome Klein Syndrome Klein Syndrome Syndrome, Klein Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome Klein Waardenburg Syndrome Syndrome, Klein-Waardenburg Waardenburg Syndrome Type 3 Waardenburg Syndrome, Type III Waardenburg Syndrome, Type 3 Waardenburg-Klein Syndrome Syndrome, Waardenburg-Klein Waardenburg Klein Syndrome White Forelock (Poliosis) Syndrome with Multiple Congenital Malformations Klein's Syndrome Kleins Syndrome Syndrome, Klein's Waardenburg Syndrome with Upper Limb Anomalies Waardenburg Syndrome Type 1 Waardenburg Syndrome Type 1 Waardenburg's Syndrome Type 1

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Waardenburg Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Abnormalities, Multiple [C16.131.077]
Waardenburg Syndrome [C16.131.077.938]

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