Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

Disease classification WHO

Q87.1 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is a very rare genetic disorder present from birth, but not always diagnosed at birth. It causes a range of physical, cognitive and medical challenges and affects both genders equally. The syndrome is named after Dutch pediatrician Cornelia Catharina de Lange, who described it.^[1]