Lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome is a hereditary medical condition associated with mutations in the FOXC2 gene. People with the condition have a double row of eyelashes, called distichiasis, along with a risk of swollen limbs caused by problems in the lymphatic system.
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Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 ChapterXVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Sources
1. Wikipedia: Lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome
WikipediaLead section, body-system statement
People with this hereditary condition have a double row of eyelashes, which is called distichiasis, and a risk of swollen limbs due to problems in the lymphatic system.
Lead: causative agent category
People with this hereditary condition have a double row of eyelashes, which is called distichiasis, and a risk of swollen limbs due to problems in the lymphatic system.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
People with this hereditary condition have a double row of eyelashes, which is called distichiasis, and a risk of swollen limbs due to problems in the lymphatic system.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVIIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XVII
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
3. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
WikipediaInherited/genetic diseases sectionQuote, Inherited/genetic diseases section
Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
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