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ORPHA:1775

Dyskeratosis congenita

Also called DC, DKC, Zinsser-Engman-Cole syndrome

Body system
Immunological diseases
Inheritance pattern
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Typical age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Estimated prevalence
1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)
Rarity class
1-9 / 1 000 000

ORPHA:1775 is classified under "Immunological diseases" in the Orphanet nomenclature.

Common signs

  • Hypermelanotic macule
  • Abnormal fingernail morphology
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Abnormality of neutrophils
  • Anemia
  • Oral leukoplakia