Berk–Tabatznik syndrome is a
medical condition
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function (biology), function of all or part of an organism, and that is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medica ...
with an unknown cause that shows symptoms of
short stature
Short stature refers to a height of a human which is below typical. Whether a person is considered short depends on the context. Because of the lack of preciseness, there is often disagreement about the degree of shortness that should be called '' ...
, congenital
optic atrophy Optic neuropathy is damage to the optic nerve from any cause. The optic nerve is a bundle of millions of fibers in the retina that sends visual signals to the brain.
Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic featu ...
and
brachytelephalangy. This condition is extremely rare with only two cases being found.
See also
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Heart-hand diseases
Heart-hand syndromes are a group of rare diseases that manifest with both heart and limb deformities.
, known heart-hand syndromes include Holt–Oram syndrome, Berk–Tabatznik syndrome, brachydactyly-long thumb syndrome, patent ductus arter ...
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Rare disease
A rare disease is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population. In some parts of the world, an orphan disease is a rare disease whose rarity means there is a lack of a market large enough to gain support and resources for discove ...
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Rare syndromes
Syndromes affecting stature
Syndromes affecting the optic nerve
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