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Phelan McDermid Syndrome is a chromosome disorder. The chromosome abnormality may affect the brain, heart, kidney and other organs. The range of symptoms and severity will vary.
How do members experience Phelan McDermid syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Phelan McDermid syndrome*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Phelan McDermid syndrome*
Who has Phelan McDermid syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
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Phelan McDermid Syndrome is a chromosome disorder. The chromosome abnormality may affect the brain, heart, kidney and other organs. The range of symptoms and severity will vary.
Common symptoms reported by people with Phelan McDermid syndrome
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Phelan McDermid syndrome
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Compare treatments taken by people with Phelan McDermid syndrome
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Who has Phelan McDermid syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
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new patients joined this month
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say Phelan McDermid syndrome is their primary condition
These charts show data from Phelan McDermid syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Phelan McDermid syndrome through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with Phelan McDermid syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.