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Dankelson was born in Michigan in the year 2000. [1] He was born 10 weeks early and weighed less than three pounds. [2] He was born with numerous birth defects such as microtia and atresia due to Goldenhar syndrome, and has had 36 surgeries to correct his facial, airway and other deformities. [3]
Goldenhar syndrome is a rare congenital defect characterized by incomplete development of the ear, nose, soft palate, lip and mandible on usually one side of the body. Common clinical manifestations include limbal dermoids , preauricular skin tags and strabismus . [ 1 ]
Maurice Goldenhar (January 15, 1924 – September 11, 2001) was a Belgian–American ophthalmologist and general practitioner. He emigrated from Belgium to the United States in 1940. He later returned to Europe for medical studies, and then returned once again to the United States. [1] He first diagnosed what became known as Goldenhar syndrome ...
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In 2006, some doctors diagnosed Sellars as having Proteus syndrome, a very rare condition thought to affect only 120 people worldwide, [1] but more recent diagnoses have focused on a PIK3CA gene mutation. Some reports still describe her condition as a rare form of Proteus syndrome, [2] but Sellars herself has disputed the diagnosis. [3]
Image credits: Bettmann / gettyimages #3 Connie Converse. Elizabeth Eaton Converse, most commonly known by her stage name Connie, is often hailed as one of the first modern singer-songwriters, and ...
Goldberg–Shprintzen syndrome; Goldenhar syndrome; Gomez and López-Hernández syndrome; Gonadotropin insensitivity; Gonadotropin-releasing hormone insensitivity; Goodpasture syndrome; Gordon syndrome; Gougerot–Blum syndrome; Gourmand syndrome; Gouverneur's syndrome; GRACILE syndrome; Graham-Little syndrome; Gray baby syndrome; Gray platelet ...
This is a list of notable people who have or had motor neuron diseases, a group of rare neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells which control voluntary muscles of the body.