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Treacher Collins syndrome 4

info ยท Syndrome

A Treacher Collins syndrome that is characterized by craniofacial dysmorphisms including downslanting palpebral fissures, malar and mandibular hypoplasia, and microtia and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the POLR1B gene on chromosome 2q14.

Signs and symptoms

  • Downslanted palpebral fissures
  • Malar flattening
  • Feeding difficulties in infancy
  • Conductive hearing impairment
  • Micrognathia
  • Cleft palate
  • Lower eyelid coloboma
  • Respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation
  • Choanal stenosis
  • Facial asymmetry