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Etiology and Anatomical Variation in Treacher Collins Syndrome

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This introductory chapter provides a concise background on Treacher Collins syndrome, its genetic origins, its embryological origins from the cranial neural crest and the neurocristopathy leading to its characteristic craniofacial malformations, and its anatomical and morphological defects.

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  1. Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Modern Human Anatomy Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

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  1. Division of Cranial and Facial Surgery, El Paso Children’s Hospital, El Paso, TX, USA

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  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Michael R. Markiewicz

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Smith, F.J. (2022). Etiology and Anatomical Variation in Treacher Collins Syndrome. In: Yates, D.M., Markiewicz, M.R. (eds) Craniofacial Microsomia and Treacher Collins Syndrome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84733-3_13

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