Waardenburg syndrome type 2
Journal Title: Medical Journal Armed Forces - Year 2018, Vol 74, Issue 4
Abstract
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare clinical entity, with the worldwide incidence of 1 in 40,000.1 WS is an autosomal dominant disorder of neural crest cell development. There are 4 variants ofWS, in whichWStype I (WS1) andWStype 2 (WS2) are commoner than the other variants. WS1 is an auditory pigmentary disorder with hypopigmentation of skin, iris and hair, along with lateral displacement of the inner canthi (dystopia canthorum) and congenital sensorineural hearing loss.2 On the other hand WS2 is characterized by absence of dystopia canthorum.
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Subhash Chandra Shaw
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