Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by deformities of the ears, eyes, cheekbones, and chin. The degree to which a person is affected may vary from mild to severe, and complications may include breathing problems, vision problems, cleft palate, and hearing loss; those affected generally have normal intelligence.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First DescribedThe article adds that Adolphe Franceschetti and David Klein described the same condition in 1949 as mandibulofacial dysostosis; 1900 is recorded as the credited description of its essential traits. Causative Agent
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Source Craniofacial surgery (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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Down syndrome and Cystic fibrosis.
3. Wikipedia: Treacher Collins syndrome
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The syndrome is named after Edward Treacher Collins (1862-1932), the English surgeon and ophthalmologist who described its essential traits in 1900.
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a genetic disorder characterized by deformities of the ears, eyes, cheekbones, and chin.
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a genetic disorder characterized by deformities of the ears, eyes, cheekbones, and chin.
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Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
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