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First few people with Waardenburg syndrome have all the physical characteristics.
That being said, the physical characteristics can include brilliantly blue or green eyes, unmatching eyes. Eyes of different colors or one of the eyes with 2 colors.
Medterm heterochromatic iridae two different colored eyes. H. Iridis.
Eyebrows thick, dark, tendency to grow together (unibrower)
Flat nose bridge. Eyes looking somewhat wide apart. (WS1) early greying hair as young as 12. Born with white forelock. Of course the most important sign is being born with varying degrees of deafness either unitaral or bilateral.
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How is piebaldism different from Waardenburg syndrome?
A piebald person can be perfectly normal whereas Waardenburg syndrome is a group of genetic conditions that can cause hearing loss and hypopigmentation of the hair, skin, and eyes.
Who discovered waardenburg syndrome?
Pietrus sp? Waardenburg discovered Waardenburg syndrome in the Netherlands. It was the early 50s. I think it was 1951. He was a Dutch ophthmologist (eye doctor MD) who discovered many school children with different colored eyes (heterochromatica ) were deaf. WS is a leading cause of deafness.
Is waardenburg syndrome caused by a dominant or recessive allele?
Autosomal dominant allele
Does Waardenburg syndrome effect specfic populations of people more than others?
Yes
What illness causes heterochromia?
Glaucoma, Waardenburg syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, or some mild infection infecting one eye.
Is waardenburg syndrome deadly?
I think the only way Waardenburg syndrome would be deadly is indirect. That is if one is deaf because of it If one crosses the street and doesn't the traffic going that would the way WS is deadly. In other words if because of deafness one is less conscience of possible dangers in one's life. The physical symptoms such as different colored eyes, eyebrows that tend to come together, premature gray haii is far from dangerous.
What are some causes of deafness?
# Meningitis # Prebycusis # Otis Media # Tinnitus # Pematurity # Cytomegaloirus # treacher collinssyndrome # Waardenburg syndrome
What is Waardenburg's population?
The population of Waardenburg is 2,330.
What type of genetic disorder is waardenburg syndrome?
Waardenburg synrome is an autosomal genetic disorder characterized by deafness, confluent brows, early grey hair as young as 12, different colored eyes or unusually brilliant blue eyes. Source US NIH Deafness and other communcation disorders. Its named Waardenburg because it was discovered Prietrus Waardenburg who noticed girls and boys with unmatching eyes tend to deafness. There are four main types.
What percentage of cleft lip cases are associated with a genetic syndrome?
Approximately 5% of cleft conditions are associated with a genetic syndrome, including Van der Woude, Opitz, Aarskog, Fryns, Waardenburg, and Coffin-Siris.
When was Petrus Johannes Waardenburg born?
Petrus Johannes Waardenburg was born in 1886.
What is an integumentary disorder such as Waardenburg syndrome?
it is a large genatalia wart that only some men grow on the tip of there penis it is a large genatalia wart that only some men grow on the tip of there penis Waardenburg syndrome is a genetic disorder effecting hair, eye, facial pigment. It can effect facial features too such a shape of lips, nose bridge, eyebrows. It is most definitely not a genitalia , genital wart.
