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Waardenburg syndrome type 4C

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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 mutation in the SOX10 gene on chromosome 22q13.

Signs and symptoms

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

Also known as: WS4C; Waardenburg syndrome type IVC; Waardenburg syndrome with Hirschsprung disease type 4C