What is Juberg-Hayward syndrome?
• Juberg-Hayward syndrome: A rare hereditary disorder characterized by a growth hormone deficiency as well as mouth and limb abnormalities. Juberg-Hayward syndrome is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Juberg-Hayward syndrome, or a subtype of Juberg-Hayward syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population. Source – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Juberg-Hayward syndrome as a “rare disease”.
