Pierre Robin Syndrome (definition)

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Pierre Robin Syndrome

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Definition: An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by brachygnathia and cleft palate, often associated with glossoptosis, backward and upward displacement of the larynx, and angulation of the manubrium sterni. Cleft palate makes sucking and swallowing difficult, permitting easy access of fluids into the larynx. It may appear in several syndromes or as an isolated hypoplasia. (Dorland, 27th ed)

multiple oral abnorm; named for French dentist Pierre Robin: Robin is his surname; note: no hyphen; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

Other names Syndrome, Pierre-Robin; Syndrome, Pierre Robin; Sequence, Pierre Robin's; Robin Syndrome, Pierre; Pierre Robins Sequence; Pierre Robin Sequence; Pierre-Robin Syndrome; Pierre Robin's Sequence; Glossoptosis, Micrognathia, and Cleft Palate

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Femoral facial syndrome	0	*Pierre Robin Syndrome Femur/abnormalities.
Stoll Alembik Dott syndrome	0	Foot Deformities, Congenital Hand Deformities, Congenital Pierre Robin Syndrome Syncope *Ventricular Premature Complexes.
Sanderson Fraser syndrome	0	Abnormalities, Multiple Exophthalmos Hand Deformities, Congenital Pierre Robin Syndrome.
TARP syndrome	0	Clubfoot Heart Defects, Congenital *Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Thrombocytopenia Robin sequence	0	Growth Disorders Pierre Robin Syndrome Thrombocytopenia/congenital Facies *Agenesis of Corpus Callosum.
Ventricular extrasystoles perodactyly Robin sequence	0	Hand Deformities, Congenital Heart Defects, Congenital *Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Radial defect Robin sequence	0	Abnormalities, Multiple Foot Deformities, Congenital *Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Myopathy, congenital nonprogressive with Moebius and Robin sequences	0	Muscular Diseases Pierre Robin Syndrome *Mobius Syndrome.
Chitayat Meunier Hodgkinson syndrome	0	Hand Deformities, Congenital Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Pierre Robin syndrome with fetal chondrodysplasia	0	Osteochondrodysplasias Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Pierre Robin sequence with pectus excavatum and rib and scapular anomalies	0	Pierre Robin Syndrome Campomelic Dysplasia.
Robin sequence and oligodactyly	0	*Pierre Robin Syndrome Fingers/abnormalities Toes/abnormalities.
Richieri Costa Pereira syndrome	0	Clubfoot Hand Deformities, Congenital *Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Catel Manzke syndrome	0	Hand Deformities, Congenital Pierre Robin Syndrome.

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