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Waardenburg syndrome type 4A

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A Waardenburg syndrome characterized by pigmentary abnormalities of the hair, skin, and eyes, congenital sensorineural hearing loss, and Hirschsprung disease that has_material_basis_in heterozygous or homozygous mutation in the EDNRB gene on chromosome 13q22.

Signs and symptoms

  • Heterochromia iridis
  • White forelock
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Global developmental delay
  • Hypotonia
  • Aganglionic megacolon
  • Ataxia
  • Hypopigmented skin patches
  • Nystagmus
  • Sensorineural hearing impairment

Also known as: WS4A; Waardenburg syndrome type IVA; Waardenburg syndrome with Hirschsprung disease type 4A