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Waardenburg syndrome type 4B

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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 homozygous and heterozygous mutation in the EDN3 gene on chromosome 20q13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Heterochromia iridis
  • White forelock
  • Sensorineural hearing impairment
  • Hypopigmented skin patches
  • Aganglionic megacolon
  • Blue irides
  • Premature graying of hair
  • White eyelashes
  • White eyebrow

Also known as: WS4B; Waardenburg syndrome type IVB; Waardenburg syndrome with Hirschsprung disease type 4B