Even though many people would love to imagine the world we live in as a disease and disorder free world, they cannot, for our world contains deadly diseases and disabling syndromes that bind the victims to a contract of a much harder life than the healthy and thriving people around them. Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome (WHS) is one of the many genetic disorders that has been interfering with the lives of humans for years. Although many people are unaware of this syndrome, there are others who trudge through life, watching their loved ones suffer from the disorder or suffering it for themselves, and the cruelty behind their struggles deserves to be known by all of the fortunate citizens who do not have to suffer from this disorder.

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People who suffer from WHS often have a flat, broad, nasal bridge, a high forehead, widely spaced, protruding eyes, a short philtrum, or distance between the nose and upper lip, a downturned mouth, a small chin, or micrognathia, deformed ears that can result in a smaller hole or pit of the ear, and flaps of skin or tags of the ear. People who have WHS may also have asymmetrical facial features and Microcephaly, or having an unusually small head. WHS can also be diagnosed by looking at section 16.3 on the short arm of chromosome 4, or chromosome 4p16.3 and identifying if an erasure has occurred. Treatment for WHS includes rehabilitation, speech therapy, learning sign language, valproic acids or benzodiazepines that treat seizures, special feeding techniques such as gavage feeding, gastrostomy, or a surgically made hole in the stomach for feeding complications, and a care taker. If a WHS victim has very severe symptoms like skeletal deformities and brain abnormalities, more care is often needed to keep them alive. Scientists have not determined if any environmental factors contribute to WHS, and are discovering more about WHS every