Lyngstadaas syndrome explained

Lyngstadaas syndrome
Synonyms:	Steroid dehydrogenase deficiency-dental anomalies syndrome

Lyngstadaas syndrome, also known as severe dental aberrations in familial steroid dehydrogenase deficiency,^[1] is a rare autosomal recessive liver disease involving an enzyme (steroid dehydrogenase) deficiency and dental anomalies.^{[2] [3]} The disease is named after the Norwegian professor Ståle Petter Lyngstadaas.

Cause

Lyngstadaas syndrome is an autosomal recessive liver disease.^[4]

Epidemiology

Office of Rare Diseases listed Lyngstadaas syndrome as a "rare disease". This means that Lyngstadaas syndrome, or a subtype of Lyngstadaas syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Orphanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Lyngstadaas syndrome as a "rare disease".

See also

• Rare disease

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steroid dehydrogenase deficiency dental anomalies Disease Living With Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program. rarediseases.info.nih.gov. 2016-03-01.
2. http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/s/steroid_dehydrogenase_deficiency_dental_anomalies/intro.htm Steroid dehydrogenase deficiency - dental anomalies Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Causes - RightDiagnosis.com
3. Web site: Orphanet: Lyngstadaas syndrome. RESERVED. INSERM US14 -- ALL RIGHTS. www.orpha.net. 2016-03-01.
4. Web site: RESERVED . INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS . Orphanet: Steroid dehydrogenase deficiency dental anomalies syndrome . www.orpha.net . 26 September 2019 . en.