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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Townes-Brocks Syndrome
Renal-Ear-Anal-Radial (REAR) Syndrome
Townes-Brocks syndrome is a very rare, hereditary disorder characterized by multiple malformations. It is also sometimes referred to as renal-ear-anal-radial (REAR) syndrome. The main abnormalities affect the ears (structure and hearing function), hands, anus, and kidneys. Most patients with this syndrome have normal intelligence, although mental retardation has been seen in a few affected peop...
Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood (TEC)
Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood (TEC) is a rare, acquired form of isolated anemia (low number of red blood cells). It is characterized by a reduction or absence in production of red blood cells by the bone marrow which leads to the gradual progression to a severely anemic state.
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Transient Familial Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Lucey-Driscoll Syndrome
Transient Familial Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia is an inherited disorder in which an affected child has high levels of bilirubin in the body. Bilirubin is produced from the breakdown of hemoglobin, which is a part of red blood cells. Hemoglobin is released when red blood cells become old, or are defective, and must be broken-down. High levels of bilirubin (hyperbilirubinemia) cause yellowing of the...
Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy (THI)
Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia
An antibody (immunoglobulin) is an immune system protein that helps to defend the body against unwanted substances and diseases. In babies, blood antibody levels reach a natural low point between 3-4 months of age. This occurs when the antibodies they received from their mothers before birth are at their lowest levels and they have not yet formed enough on their own. In children with transient hyp...
Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS)
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis, Treacher Collins-Franceschetti Syndrome
Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by craniofacial abnormalities, which are differences of the head and face. Children have certain facial features such as flat cheeks, and small or underdeveloped jaws, mouths, ears, and eyes.
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