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Lethal hemolytic anemia-genital anomalies syndrome
Disease definition
A rare genetic disease characterized by lethal non-spherocytic, non-immune hemolytic anemia, in association with abnormalities of the external genitalia (such as micropenis and hypospadias). Reported dysmorphic features include flat occiput, dimpled earlobes, deep plantar creases, and increased space between the first and second toes. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1995.
ORPHA:1046
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s):
- Water-West syndrome
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance: Unknown
- Age of onset: Neonatal
- ICD-10: D58.8
- OMIM: 600461
- UMLS: C4304746
- MeSH: -
- GARD: -
- MedDRA: -
A summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2006) Italiano (2006) Español (2021) Français (2021) Nederlands (2021)
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- English (2017) - Haematologica


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