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Char Syndrome

Symptoms:

* Flattened cheeks and nasal bridge

* tip of nose is flat and broad

* Eyes are wide set with droopy eyelids

* Patent Ductus Arteriosus - (heart defect) forms connection between the 2 major arteries (can lead to heart failure)

Hand abnormalities - shortened or absent fingers

Prevention/Treatment:

* No prevention due to gene malformation

* No treatment in the early years, but plastic surgery and physical therapy can help.

About

* Affects the development of the face, heart, and limbs

* Autosomal dominant pattern

* Caused by a loss of protein 's functions that disrupts the normal development of several parts of the body before birth

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Causes :

Mutation of theTFAP2B gene and is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.

Stats:

* Very rare, only a few families with the condition are recognized worldwide

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/char-syndrome

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1106/

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/c/char_syndrome/

http://www.madisonsfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_mpower&task=disease&diseaseID=400

http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=46627

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