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Hi, i have asymmetrical crying face syndrome and marcus - gunn jaw - winking syndrome. how rare are these 2 different things to be together at once?

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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

Really rare: Both of these are uncommon and the rarety of the two simultanous is the product of the incidence of the two multiplied together which is in the low million to one chance.

Answered 8/2/2015

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Dr. Hasan Khondker answered

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Each disorder: is rare in and of itself so to have both at the same time is even rarer

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A member asked:

Hi, i have asymmetrical crying face syndrome and marcus - gunn jaw - winking syndrome. how rare are these 2 different things to be together at once?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

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