Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome

Type III (Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) and type IV (Waardenburg-Shah syndrome) are more rare.

Klein-Waardenburg syndrome; Waardenburg-Shah syndrome
Definition of Waardenburg syndrome:
Waardenburg syndrome is a group of hereditary conditions characterized by deafness and partial albinism (pale skin, hair, and eye color).

Klein-Waardenburg syndrome see Waardenburgsyndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
Klippel-Feil syndrome
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
Klumpke's Paralysis see Erb's Palsy
Kohlmeier-Degos disease see Degos disease
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Waardenburg's syndrome may be closely related to piebaldism. Klein-waardenburg syndrome refers to a disorder that also includes upper limb abnormalities.
Inheritance: audosomal dominant.
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Type III (sometimes called Klein-Waardenburg syndrome) includes abnormalities of the upper limbs in addition to hearing loss and changes in pigmentation.

Albinism, cochlear implants, congenital hearing loss, gray hair, hearing loss, Hirschsprung disease, Hirschsprung's disease, inherited disorders, Klein-Waardenburg syndrome, Waardenburg-Shah syndrome, white forelock.

one copy of the gene) is sufficient to cause the syndrome. The homozygous form of WS with two copies of the gene is a very severe (and fortunately rare) disorder with very severe upper-limb defects that has been called the Klein-Waardenburg syndrome.

See also: Waardenburg syndrome, Autosomal dominant, Hearing Loss, Symptom, Deafness