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Stickler syndrome (hereditary progressive arthro-ophthalmodystrophy) is a group of rare genetic disorders affecting connective tissue, specifically collagen. [1] Stickler syndrome is a subtype of collagenopathy, types II and XI. Stickler syndrome is characterized by distinctive facial abnormalities, ocular problems, hearing loss, and joint and ...
Gunnar B. Stickler (13 June 1925 – 4 November 2010) was a pediatrician who made substantial contributions to the field of pediatrics. He was the first scientist to describe a hereditary condition now known as Stickler syndrome .
Adam Pearson was born in Croydon, London, on 6 January 1985, along with his identical twin brother, Neil. [4] After he hit his head at the age of five, the resultant bump persisted instead of healing.
Wagner's disease is a familial disease of the eye that can cause reduced visual acuity. [1] Wagner's disease was originally described in 1938. This disorder was frequently confused with Stickler syndrome, but lacks the systemic features and high incidence of retinal detachments.
People with stiff-person syndrome, which Celine Dion has, share the challenges of living with this rare and painful health condition. Celine Dion details life with stiff-person syndrome ahead of ...
Image credits: Michael Tran / Getty #3 Amy Locane. American actress Amy Locane is best known for her role in John Waters’ 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby, where she co-starred with Johnny Depp.But ...
Kylie Allen-Kulyk, like the famous singer, has been diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disease that causes progressive muscle rigidity and spasms. Edinboro woman with stiff person syndrome now in ...
Marshall syndrome and Stickler syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Marshall syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue [ 2 ] that can cause hearing loss . The three most common areas to be affected are the eyes , which are uncommonly large, joints and the mouth and facial structures.