UCSF - Craniofacial/Developmental syndromes Flashcards

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What is the most common type of short limbed dwarfism?

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Achondroplasia

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Describe what happens in Acondroplasia?

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Disturbance of endochondral bone formation

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Achondroplasia is due to a defect in what particular cellular mechanism?

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Due to defect of the FGFR3 growth receptor

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Describe the clinical signs of Achondroplasia

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  • Brachycephalic
  • Retruded maxilla due to decreased cranial base growth (Cl III)
  • Shortened long bones
  • Normal intelligence
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In Achondroplasia, which jaw (maxilla or mandible) growth is abnormal?

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Maxillary growth - the length is shorter

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Describe the reason for maxillary deficiency in Achondroplasia.

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Length is shorter due to deficient nasal capsule growth, the palatal plane tipped inferiorly in posterior and deficient infraorbital rims.

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What is Acromegaly?

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A chronic disease of adults caused by an anterior pituitary tumor which secretes excess growth hormone causing excessive growth of the mandible and a skeletal class III malocclusion.

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> 95% of acromegaly cases result from what? And does it occur more in women or men?

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Results from a pituitary adenoma and occurs more in men

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Describe the facial changes in patients with Acromegaly

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  • Prominent Supraorbital Ridges
  • “Hanging” Columella from septal cartilage overgrowth
  • Prognathic Mandible
  • Soft Tissue Swelling
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Describe radiographic changes in patients with Acromegaly

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  • Increased thickness of calvarium
  • Frontal sinus enlargement
  • Sella Tursica enlargement (93%)
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What is the difference between Acromegaly and Gigantism?

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It is differentiated by the fusion of the epiphyseal growth plates.
Before closure = gigantism
After closure = acromegaly

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How is Aperts Syndrom inherited?

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Autosomal Dominant trait caused by mutation in FGFR2

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Name the gene that is mutated in Aperts Syndrome

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FGFR2

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A mutation in Aperts Syndrome causes what clinical feature?

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Craniosynostosis

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Which suture is most commonly fused prematurely in Aperts Syndrome

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Coronal Suture

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T/F Patients with Apert’s syndrome show signs of intellectual disability

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True.

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Clinical Signs of Apert’s syndrome

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  • Midfacial malformations & retrusion
  • Cleft of soft palate
  • Stapes fixation
  • Small beaklike nose
  • Exopthalmos
  • Hypertelorism & Strabismus
  • Syndactyl
  • Intellectual Disability
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How is Carpenter syndrome inherited?

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Autosomal recessive - mutation that is passed

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What is the mutation in Carpenter syndrome

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RAB23 gene, located on chromosome 6

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Clinical signs of Carpenter syndrome

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  • Midface retrusion
  • High arched palate
  • Low-set and small ears
  • Extra digits
  • Webbing of fingers
  • shorter digits
  • Heart defects
  • Microgenitalism
  • Lip pits
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How is Crouzons syndrome inherited?

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Autosomal dominant - mutation

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What gene is the mutation found on in Crouzons?

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FGFR2/3

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What is the most common form of craniosynostosis?

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Crouzons

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Clinical signs of Crouzons?

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  • Underdeveloped midface, receded cheekbones or exophthalmos
  • supernumerary teeth and delayed eruption of teeth
  • Cleft palate may be associated
  • Normal mental capacity
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25
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How to prevent blindness in Crouzons?

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LeFort I

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Name the mutations of Pfeiffer syndrome

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FGFR-1 or FGFR2

Located on chromosomes 8 & 10 respectively

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Pfeiffer syndrome shows what unique feature

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chiari malformation - cerebellar tonsil (cerebellum gets pushed through foramen magnum)

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28
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Which syndrome with craniosynostosis is associated with a “central sleep apnea”

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Pfeiffer syndrome

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Name the mutation of Saethre-Chotzen

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TWIST gene, located on Chromosome 7

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How is the mutation in Saethre-Chotzen inherited

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Autosomal dominant

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31
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Describe Scaphocephaly

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A specific variety of a long narrow head that resembles an inverted boat

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What suture is involved in Scaphocephaly

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Premature fusion of the sagittal suture.

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Hhow is Cleidocranial Dysplasia inherited?

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Autosomal Dominant

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Main features of Cleidocranial Dysplasia

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  • Absent or incompletely formed collar bones
  • Numerous unerupted supernumerary teeth
  • High palate with cleft common
  • Delayed eruption of permanent teeth
  • Wormian bones - only affects intramembranous bones
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Describe the genetics of Down’s syndrome

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Chromosome abnormality, usually due to an extra copy of the 21st chromosome

36
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Dental findings of Down’s Syndrome

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  • Delayed eruption
  • Congenitally missing teeth (primary and permanent)
  • posterior crossbites common
37
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Ehlers Danlos is defined as the most common inherited disorder of what?

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Connective tissue characterized by Hyperelasticity of the skin and Hypermobility of the joints

38
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Marfan Syndrome is inherited how?

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Autosomal dominant

39
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What gene is associated with Marfan Syndrome

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FBNI

40
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What is the most significant of the defects in Marfan Syndrome

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Cardiovascular abnormalities

41
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How is Gardners Syndrome inherited?

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Autosomal dominant

42
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Describe Gardners Syndrome

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Characterized by multiple growths (polyps) in the colon
Supernumerary teeth
Bony tumors of the skull (osteomas/odontomas)

43
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Define Hemifacial microsomia

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Asymmetric cranioacial anomaly involving skeletal, neuromuscular and soft tissue components of the 1st and 2nd branchial arches

44
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In Hemifacial microsomia, the chin points to what side?

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Points toward the affected side.

45
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Describe the condyle in Hemifacial microsomia

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It may vary from a thin and flat ramus with condyle to complete agenesis of these structures

46
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Describe maxillary growth in hemifacial microsomia

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Abnormal maxillary growth causing an occlusal cant upward toward affected side

47
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What genes are associated with hemifacial microsomia and tooth agenesis

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MSX1 and PAX9

48
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What is Goldenhar syndrome

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Severe hemifacial microsomia with orbital involvement.

49
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Ectodermal dysplasia affects only men, women, or both equally?

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Usually affects men and is linked to X chromosome

50
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What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Type I inherited collagen disorder characterized by abnormal bone fragility and osteopenia

51
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What is the most common known clinical sign of Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Blue or Grey schlera

52
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Which syndromes have the presence of Wormian bones?

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Cleidocranial
Paget’s
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
(Mnemonic - CaPOW)

53
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What is Dentinogenesis Imperfecta

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Type I inherited collagen disorder

54
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Does dentinogenesis imperfecta affect primary dentition, permanent dentition ,or both

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Affects primary dentition more

55
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Clinical appearance of teeth with dentinogenesis imperfecta

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  • Normal enamel but with blue-brown discoloration of teeth
  • bulbous crowns
  • cervical constriction
  • obliterated pulp chambers
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How is Amelogenesis imperfecta inherited?

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Autosomal dominant

57
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What is the radiographic appearance of amelogenesis impferfecta

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Similar radiographic density of enamel and dentin

- intrapulpal calcifications

58
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Do teeth in amelogenesis imperfecta have a lower or higher rate of caries?

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Higher rate

59
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Describe the clinical presentation of Pierre Robin Sequence patients

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Cmall, pushed back lower jaw, large tongue and often a wide U-shaped cleft of both hard and soft palate.
- During development does not come away from baby’s chest

60
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What is the cause of Pierre Robin Sequence

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intra-uterine mandibular constriction

61
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Name the neonatal triad of signs in Pierre Robin Sequence

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Micrognathia
Glossoptosis
Cleft Palate

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About 1/3 of Pierre-Robin patients have a defect in what?

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Cartilage formation and are said to have Stickler’s Syndrome

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Treacher Collins (Mandibulofacial Dysostosis) etiology

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Disturbance in the 7th week (diminished neural crest migration)
- Defects of the 1st and 2nd branchial arch

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How is Treacher Collins inherited?

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Autosomal dominant

65
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From a lateral ceph, what would the findings be in a patient with Treacher Collins syndrome

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Extremely steep mandibular plane
Antegonial notching
mandibular deficiency

66
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Turner Syndrome affects what gender?

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Females

67
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What is Turner Syndrome

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Chromosomal disorder characterized by short stature and organ malformations

  • Broad webbed neck
  • Loss of ovarian function
68
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Patients with Turner Syndrome are at higher risk for what dental problem?

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Idiopathic root resorption

69
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Common findings in Van Der Woude Syndrome

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Paramedian Lip pits and Cleft Palate

70
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What is Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

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Characterized by intestinal polyps

- pigmented spots around the lips, gums, mucous membranes and skin from infancy through childhood

71
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Describe clinical findings of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

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Deficiencies of midline tissues (maxilla and midface)

- Intellectual disability occurs during day 17 of development

72
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a severe form of what?

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Erythema Multiforme

- Blistering/ulcerative lesions

73
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Which disorder has these three major features

  1. Neurofibromas
  2. Cafe au lait pigmentations
  3. Pigmented nodules of the iris (Lisch nodules)
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Neurofibromatosis (Von Recklinghausen)

74
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Which syndromes feature delayed eruption of teeth?

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  1. Down’s (Greatest)
  2. Cretism/myxedema
  3. Aperts
  4. Cleidocranial Dysplasia
  5. Gardners
75
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Which syndromes features impacted/supernumerary teeth

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  1. Gardners
  2. Cleidocranial Dysplasia
  3. Peutz-Jeghers
76
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Which syndromes are considered causes of craniosynostosis

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  1. Apert Syndrome
  2. Crouzon Syndrome
  3. Pfeiffer Syndrome
  4. Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome
77
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Most cases of syndromic craniosynostosis are cased by what four genetic mutations

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  1. FGFR1
  2. FGFR2
  3. FGFR3
  4. TWIST gene
78
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Byzantine palate is seen in what syndromes

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Crouzons

Aperts

79
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Which syndrome shows Cyanosis at birth

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Pierre Robin

80
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Which syndrome is associated with Bushfield Spots

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Down’s

81
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Which syndrome is associated with Choanal atresia

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Treacher Collins