Treacher Collins Syndrome

Treacher Collins syndrome: sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.

Ear surgery in Treacher Collins syndrome.

The autosomal dominant hereditary Treacher Collins syndrome manifests itself phenotypically in dysmorphogenesis of particularly the first, but also the second branchial arch system. Consequently, 50% of patients with Treacher Collins syndrome have a congenital, generally pure conductive hearing loss resulting from a major or minor ear anomaly. The outcome of surgery to improve patients' hearing...

Orofacial features of Treacher Collins syndrome.

Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development. Major features include midface hypoplasia, micrognathia, microtia, conductive hearing loss, and cleft palate. The present study is on the orofacial features of 7 Brazilian patients with sporadic TCS aged 4 to 38 years. All patients presented the typical down-slanting palpebral fissures, colobomas,...

Treacher Collins Syndrome In The Newborn

a b c Dr. Girish Gopal , Dr. Divya Durga , Dr. S. Prashanth Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore -570001, Karnataka. Post graduate student, Department of Pediatrics, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore -570001, Karnataka. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mys...

Treacher- Collins Syndrome unusually in siblings

TreacherCollins Syndrome (TCS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial morphogenesis. The frequency of TCS is 1 in 50,000 live births. Approximately half of cases arise as a result of sporadic mutation; the rest are familial. TCS is caused by a mutation in a TCOFI gene on chromosomes 5q31.3-32. The severely affected persons show classic physical characteristics and mildly affected...

Treacher Collins syndrome: a case report.

Treacher Collins syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development. The fully expressed phenotype exhibits characteristic dysmorphic features involving the face, eyes, mandible and ears. We report a case of a 17-year-old woman presenting with the typical orofacial implications of this syndrome.