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  2. Cherubism - Wikipedia

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    All that was known at the time was the characteristic swelling pattern and the increase and then regress of bone lesions. [10] By the time the children reached the ages of fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, the facial deformity had become an obvious disfigurement and in 1943, the children were operated on by the Jones medical team, reducing the ...

  3. Nager acrofacial dysostosis - Wikipedia

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    Nager acrofacial dysostosis, also known as Nager syndrome, is a genetic disorder which displays several or all of the following characteristics: underdevelopment of the cheek and jaw area, down-sloping of the opening of the eyes, lack or absence of the lower eyelashes, kidney or stomach reflux, hammer toes, shortened soft palate, lack of development of the internal and external ear, possible ...

  4. List of childhood diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Disability-adjusted life year for childhood-cluster diseases per 100,000 inhabitants. These include pertussis , poliomyelitis , diphtheria , measles , and tetanus . no data

  5. List of countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    This is especially true for Healthy life expectancy, the definition of which criteria may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years; however, this number decreases to 75.5 years for Indigenous people in the country. [4]

  6. Williams syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Williams syndrome (WS), also Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS), is a genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body. [2] Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, underdeveloped chin, short nose, and full cheeks. [2] Mild to moderate intellectual disability is observed, particularly challenges with visual spatial tasks such as ...

  7. Amy Schumer credits Cushing syndrome diagnosis to 'puffy face ...

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    The syndrome can cause "moon face," or a puffy appearance. Amy Schumer explains that her Cushing syndrome diagnosis last year came from critics discussing her puffy face and doctors chiming in.

  8. Familial dysautonomia - Wikipedia

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    Familial dysautonomia (FD), also known as Riley–Day syndrome, is a rare, [2] progressive, [3] recessive genetic disorder of the autonomic nervous system [2] that affects the development and survival of sensory, sympathetic, and some parasympathetic neurons in the autonomic and sensory nervous system.

  9. Mucopolysaccharidosis - Wikipedia

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    Children with Hurler syndrome often die before age 10 from obstructive airway disease, respiratory infections, and cardiac complications. MPS I S, Scheie syndrome , is the mildest form of MPS I. Symptoms generally begin to appear after age 5, with diagnosis most commonly made after age 10.