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VACTERL Association
VATER Association see VACTERL Association
VCFS see 22q11 Deletion syndromes
vCJD see Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
VLCAD see Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
VSD see Heart Defects
VTEC 0157 infection see Haemolytic Uraemic syndrome
VWD see Haemophilia, von Willebrand disease and other coagulation defects
Variegate Porphyria see Porphyria
Variant Lissencephaly see Cortical malformations
Vascular Birthmarks
Vein of Galen malformation
Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome see 22q11 Deletion syndromes
Very-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency see Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
Vestibular Schwannoma see Acoustic Neuroma
Viral Encephalitis see Encephalitis
Viral Fatigue syndrome see Chronic Fatigue syndrome / Myalgic Encephalopathy
Vision Disorders in Childhood
Visual Impairment
Vitiligo
Vitamin D Resistant Rickets see X-Linked Hypophosphatemia
Vitamin deficiency derived neuropathies see Peripheral Neuropathy
Vogt-Spielmeyer disease see Batten disease
Von Gierke disease see Glycogen Storage diseases
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Von Recklinghausen's disease see Neurofibromatosis
Von Willebrand syndrome see Haemophilia, von Willebrand disease and other coagulation defects