Chromosome 16
Townes-Brocks Syndrome
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Disease 1
Disease 3
Protein 1
Protein 2
Work Cited
No treatment
Surgery can be done to correct body deformities
(Macnair)
symptomatic treatment
(Townes-Brocks Syndrome 146-7)
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Inheritance
autosomal dominant
mutation of chromosome 16
(Macnair)
rare
it occurs equally in both male and females
(Townes-Brocks Syndrome 146-7)
Detection
Symptoms
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Genetic testing will support a diagnosis
If there is a history of family risk then prenatal testing is used
(Macnair)
lack of anus
abnormal ears
deafness
learning disabilities
(Macnair)
thumbs appear to look like fingers
abnormal placenta in the anus
(Townes-Brocks Syndrome 146-7)
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