What is Theodor-Hertz-Goodman syndrome?
• Theodor-Hertz-Goodman syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by short stature, fused finger bones and extra testes. Theodor-Hertz-Goodman syndrome is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Theodor-Hertz-Goodman syndrome, or a subtype of Theodor-Hertz-Goodman 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 Theodor-Hertz-Goodman syndrome as a “rare disease”.
