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- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Treacher-Collins syndrome is a condition that is passed down through families (hereditary) and leads to defects of the face.
Alternative Names
Mandibulofacial dysostosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Treacher-Collins syndrome is caused by a defective protein called treacle. The condition is passed down through families (inherited). More than half of all cases are thought to be due to new gene changes (mutations) because there is no family history of the disease.
This condition may vary in severity from generation to generation and from person to person.
Review Date: 08/11/2009
Reviewed By: Diana Chambers, MS, EdD, Certified Genetics Counselor (ABMG),
Charter Member of the ABGC, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN.
Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
