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Cardiocranial syndrome, Pfeiffer type

Congenital Malformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Cardiocranial syndrome, Pfeiffer type is a rare multiple-anomaly syndrome characterized by congenital heart defects, sagittal craniosynostosis and severe developmental delay. Fewer than ten patients have been reported worldwide.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Cardiovascular System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
XVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 2
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 3
Transmission Route
Non-Transmissible 1
Prevalence Band
Rare (Under 1 in 2000) 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cardiocranial syndrome, Pfeiffer type
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  • Lead section, body-system statement
    Cardiocranial syndrome, Pfeiffer type is a rare multiple disorder syndrome characterized by congenital heart defects, sagittal craniosynostosis, and severe developmental delay.
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement
    Cardiocranial syndrome, Pfeiffer type is a rare multiple disorder syndrome characterized by congenital heart defects, sagittal craniosynostosis, and severe developmental delay.
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2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVII
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter XVII
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
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3. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
WikipediaInherited/genetic diseases section
Quote, Inherited/genetic diseases section
Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
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4. Orphadata (Orphanet): Orphadata: Epidemiology of rare diseases (en_product9_prev)
Orphadata (Orphanet)ORPHA:2872
Quote, ORPHA:2872
Point prevalence Class only <1 / 1 000 000
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