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Seckel's Bird Headed Dwarfism
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Bird-Headed Dwarfism
Medical Treatments
Bird-Headed Dwarfism or Seckel Syndrome is characterized by:
- intrauterine growth
- receding mandible,
- beak-like nose,
- dental anomalies,
- mental retardation,
- large eyes,
- low birth weight
Fig. 1
There is no actual medical treatments found for this disease, but treatments are proposed depending on the symptoms of the side diseases like mental retardation, hematological abonormalities, anemia, leukemia, etc.
Seckel's Bird Headed Dwarfism
Fig. 2
How disease is obtained:
Passing of disease:
autosomal recessive
Multiple occurrence in the same sibship, increased frequency of parental consanguinity, occurrence in both sexes, and normal parents suggest autosomal recessive inheritance
Fig. 3
References:
by:Charmaine Kiamco
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Fig.1: http://www.indianpediatrics.net/nov2004/nov-1158-1161.htm
Fig.2: http://www.gfmer.ch/genetic_diseases_v2/gendis_detail_list.php?cat3=267
Fig.3: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1013018/figure/F1/
References:
Lifespan
Studies haven't clarified whether Seckel's Syndrome could actually reduce a person's life span. Some abnormalities have been reported with Seckel's Syndrome including anemia,myeloid leukemia, pancytopenia, blood disorders, etc. The side disorders are what causes the patient's lifespan to deteriorate and not Seckel's Syndrome.
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1013018/
- http://www.omim.org/entry/210600
- http://theglobaljournals.com/paripex/file.php?val=January_2015_1421417712__32.pdf
- https://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-Seckel(05).pdf
- http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.tscpl.org/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=HRCA&userGroupName=tope96505&tabID=T002&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=4&contentSet=GALE%7CA398167352&&docId=GALE|A398167352&docType=GALE&role=