WAGR syndrome

WAGR syndrome
A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has 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 sexual organs and urinary tract (the organs that make urine and pass it from the body); and below average mental ability. This syndrome occurs when part of chromosome 11 is missing. Also called Wilms tumor-aniridia-genitourinary anomalies-mental retardation syndrome.

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  • WAGR syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 14025 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 194072 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2423 MeshID = D017624 WAGR syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are… …   Wikipedia

  • WAGR syndrome — Wilms tumour (see nephroblastoma), aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities, and mental retardation: a condition due to a deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 11. * * * a syndrome of Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities or… …   Medical dictionary

  • WAGR syndrome — Wilms tumour (see nephroblastoma), aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities, and mental retardation: a condition due to a deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 11 …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • WAGR — can refer to:* WAGR (AM), a radio station at 1340 AM located in Lumberton, North Carolina, United States * WAGR FM, a radio station at 102.5 FM located in Lexington, Mississippi, United States * WAGR syndrome* Western Australian Government… …   Wikipedia

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  • Syndrome de Denys-Drash — Référence MIM 194080 Transmission Dominante Chromosome 11p13 Gène WT1 Mutation Ponctuelle …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Síndrome WAGR — WAGR syndrome Clasificación y recursos externos OMIM 194072 DiseasesDB 14025 …   Wikipedia Español

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Wilms tumor-aniridia-genitourinary anomalies-mental retardation syndrome — A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has 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 sexual organs and urinary tract (the organs… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Androgen insensitivity syndrome — Classification and external resources AIS results when the function of the androgen receptor (AR) is impaired. The AR protein (pictured) mediates the effects of androgens in the human body. ICD 10 E …   Wikipedia

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