Symptoms of WAGR syndrome include signs of mental retardation, small head, prominent lips, blindness, Cataracts, drooping eyelids, growth retardation, small genitals, prominent nasal bridge, narrow and long face, fever, abdominal swelling, obesity, overeating, autism, absence of the iris (aniridia), and urinary difficulties. Diagnosis is WAGR is ususally given right after birth if there is a case of the absence of the iris, and are then tested with a karyotype for the deletion of chromosome 11p. They can also use the test FISH which is a more specific genetic test to look for specific genes that are deleted in the chromosome 11p.