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Treacher Collins syndrome

Background

Treacher Collins syndrome: Mandibulo Dysostosis; Franceschetti-Klein

It is a genetic condition characterised by malformed cheek bones, chin, nose, and jaw.

Three similar conditions are: Nager which is a syndrome with similar mandibular dysostosis anomalies to Treacher Collins but with additional arm and digital anomalies: Aural atresia of the ears (congenital imperforation of the normal channel or pathological closure of the channel in the ears): First and second arch syndromes which are inclusive titles for developmental errors of the facial bones and which include Treacher Collins syndrome.

What are the symptoms? View What are the symptoms?

Medical text written November 1991 by Contact a Family. Approved November 1991 by Professor M Patton, Professor of Medical Genetics, St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, UK and Dr J E Wraith, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK. Last updated May 2001 by Professor M Dixon. Last reviewed October 2005 by Professor M Dixon, Professor of Dental Genetics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

 

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