KBG syndrome is a rare genetic disease that is the result of a mutation in the ANKRD11 gene at location 16q24.3.
[1] Only about a hundred known cases have been reported, although it is expected to be under-reported.
The syndrome was first described by Herrmann in 1975 in three distinct families.
[2] Herrmann proposed the name KBG syndrome after the initials of affected families' last names,[3] which aren't known to the general public.
Features of individuals with KBG may include: KBG Foundation