WAGR syndrome
| WAGR syndrome | |
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| Term | WAGR syndrome |
| Short definition | WAGR syndrome - rare genetic disorder present at birth that causes two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms' tumor (a type of kidney cancer) ; little or no iris (the colored part of the eye) ; Defects in the genitals and urinary tract (the organs that produce and pass urine out of the body) ; and below-average mental abilities. This syndrome occurs when part of chromosome 11 is missing. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
WAGR syndrome - rare genetic disorder present at birth that causes two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms' tumor (a type of kidney cancer) ; little or no iris (the colored part of the eye) ; Defects in the genitals and urinary tract (the organs that produce and pass urine out of the body) ; and below-average mental abilities. This syndrome occurs when part of chromosome 11 is missing. Also known as Wilms tumor-aniridia-urogenital anomalies-mental retardation syndrome
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