Treacher-Collins syndrome

A disorder of craniofacial development (OMIM:154500) characterised by bilateral downwardly slanting palpebral fissures, colobomas of lower eyelids with few eyelashes medial to the defect, hypoplasia of facial bones, cleft palate, malformation of external ears, external auditory canal atresia, and bilateral conductive hearing loss.

Molecular pathology
Defects of TCOF1, which encodes a nucleolar protein involved in ribosomal DNA gene transcription, cause Treacher Collins syndrome.

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Ophthalmic features and visual prognosis in the Treacher-Collins syndrome. Br J Ophthalmol 1993; 77(10):642-5.

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The TCOF1 gene complex, which historically has been associated with Treacher-Collins syndrome, appears to be associated with hemifacial microsomia.

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Accessory auricles often occur in isolation, but they can occur as part of a syndrome such as Goldenhar or Treacher-Collins syndrome.

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Robert Ward, a pediatric otolaryngologist, who sent a letter to the Commack defendants stating that the infant would benefit from a referral to an endocrinologist because she might have indicia of symptoms of a rare genetic disease known as Treacher-Collins Syndrome. Although Dr.

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Louisa, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, was born severely deaf suffering from a genetic condition called Treacher-Collins Syndrome and, in place of her ears, there were two tiny lobes.

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Respiratory arrest in Treacher-Collins syndrome: Implications for dental management: Case report.

Treacher Collins syndrome

Carissa was placed for adoption when she was diagnosed with Treacher-Collins Syndrome -- a genetic disorder resulting in severe deformities of the head.

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