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A hereditary syndrome characterized by varying degrees of deafness and facial bone defects and by variation in pigmentation of the skin, hair, or eyes.

[After Petrus Johannes Waardenburg (1886-1979), Dutch ophthalmologist.]

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No references found			These findings led us to conclude that it is necessary to use otoacoustic emissions in patients with Waardenburg's syndrome in order to provide optimum fitting of hearing aids, especially in children. Audiometric manifestations of Waardenburg's syndrome by Tinaz, Mehmet / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal In 1992, for example, investigators found the mutated gene behind Waardenburg's syndrome, a condition characterized by deafness, widely spaced eyes that are sometimes mismatched in color, and a white forelock (SN: 5/2/92, p. Genes of silence: scientists track down a slew of mutated genes that ... by Travis, John / Science News Waardenburg's syndrome arises when certain pigment-forming cells in the embryo fail to migrate from the neural crest to the eyes, hair, skin, or ears. Gutsy genetics: hunting down a gene for a children's digestive ... by Fackelmann, Kathy A. / Science News			W. V. Quine W. Va. W. W. Jacobs W.C. w.e.f. w.g. W.I. W.M.D. w.o.c. W.Va. w/e w/o W/T W8 WA Wa'n't wa-wa WAAAF WAAC Waadt WAAF Waag Waahoo Waal Waardenburg syndrome Waardenburg's syndrome Wabanaki Wabash Wabash River wabbit wabble Wabbly WAC Wace wack wacke wackily wacko wacky wacky baccy Waco wad Wad Medani Wadai Waddenzee Waddesdon Manor waddie wadding Waddington waddle Waddler			Waardenburg syndrome type 2C Waardenburg syndrome type 2D Waardenburg syndrome type 2D Waardenburg syndrome type 3 Waardenburg syndrome type 3 Waardenburg syndrome type 3 Waardenburg syndrome type 4 Waardenburg syndrome type 4 Waardenburg syndrome type I Waardenburg syndrome type I Waardenburg syndrome type I Waardenburg syndrome type II Waardenburg syndrome type II Waardenburg syndrome type IIA Waardenburg syndrome type IIA Waardenburg syndrome type IIB Waardenburg syndrome type IIB Waardenburg syndrome type IIC Waardenburg syndrome type IIC Waardenburg syndrome type IID Waardenburg syndrome type IID Waardenburg syndrome type III Waardenburg syndrome type III Waardenburg syndrome type IV Waardenburg syndrome type IV Waardenburg syndrome, type 4 Waardenburg syndrome, type 4 Waardenburg Syndrome, Type II, with Ocular Albinism Waardenburg type Pierpont Waardenburg type Pierpont Waardenburg's syndrome Waardenburg-Klein syndrome Waardenburg-Klein syndrome Waardenburg-Klein syndrome Waardenburg-Shah syndrome Waardenburg-Shah syndrome Waaree Instrument Calibration Laboratory WAARN Waarnemend WAARNG WAARS WAAS WAAS WAASAM WAASI WAASM WAASP WAASSA WAAT WAATI WAATS WAAUG WAAV WAAVP WAAW WAAWA WAB WABA Waba Open Robot Framework

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Waardenburg syndrome (redirected from Waardenburg's syndrome)

Waardenburg syndrome
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