Waardenburg syndrome

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a disorder characterized by varying degrees of deafness and minor defects in structures arising from neural crest, including pigmentation anomalies of eyes, hair, and skin. WS is classified into four clinical and genetic phenotypes.

Premature graying of hair

Development of gray hair at a younger than normal age.


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PMID (PMCID)
26398302
FEMALE Middle Aged
CHOROIDAL MELANOMA IN A PATIENT WITH WAARDENBURG SYNDROME.
Itty S, Richter ER, McCannel TA.
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2015;9(4):327-9.
The patient endorsed a personal and family history of premature graying of hair and was identified to have dystopia canthorum consistent with the diagnosis of Waardenburg syndrome.