| Zellweger syndrome | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome |
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| Infant with Zellweger syndrome | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
| Complications | pneumonia and respiratory distress. |
Zellweger syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the reduction or absence of functional peroxisomes in the cells of an individual.[1] It is one of a family of disorders called Zellweger spectrum disorders which are leukodystrophies. Zellweger syndrome is named after Hans Zellweger (1909–1990), a Swiss-American pediatrician, a professor of pediatrics and genetics at the University of Iowa who researched this disorder.[2][3]
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