Deafness-lymphedema-leukemia syndrome

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Deafness-lymphedema-leukemia syndrome

Synonyms: Emberger syndrome | Hearing loss-lymphedema-leukemia syndrome

A rare genetic disease characterized by the association of primary lymphedema (typically presenting in one or both lower limbs and frequently affecting the genitalia) and acute myeloid leukemia (often preceded by pancytopenia or myelodysplasia) with or without congenital deafness. Additional reported features include bilateral syndactyly of the toes hypotelorism and epicanthic folds long tapering fingers and neck webbing.

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Advocacy Organizations

Youth and Women for Opportunities Uganda-YWOU

Youth and Women for Opportunities-YWOU an organization that we represent is patient organization re-presentative, patient and institution and individual capacity builder supporting PLWRD’s to obtain diagnosis, treatment and drugs for those suffering consequences of being undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and lack treatment and those who lack precise diagnosis for rare, orphan and undiagnosed diseases preventing PLWRD’s accessing the most adapted care, treatment or surgery, have delayed access to the most appropriate care, treatment or surgery

My Faulty Gene

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My Little Sunshine Foundation

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SALUS

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Project FAVA

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Collaborative Research Advocacy for Vascular Anomalies Network (CaRAVAN)

As the research-based umbrella organization for all vascular anomalies, we are on a mission to develop a unified network of patients and their families, advocates, researchers, and clinicians who influence research from initial concept and design to patient care delivery

Clinical Trials

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