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"The majority of cases (80-90%) are due to mutations of the TCOF1 gene, located on chromosome 5, which encodes a nucleolar phosphoprotein “Treacle” 1. Two other genes also are known to cause Treacher Collins syndrome: POLR1C and POLR1D 3."

Line 7:63 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>TCOF1</em> gene, located on chromosome 5, which encodes a nucleolar phosphoprotein “Treacle” <sup>1</sup>. Two other genes also are known to cause Treacher Collins syndrome: <em>POLR1C</em> and <em>POLR1D</em>'
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"zygomatic arch: malformed, underdeveloped or absent"

Line 22:31 · Use the Oxford comma in 'malformed, underdeveloped or absent'.
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"History and etymology"

Line 56:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>Treacher Collins syndrome was named after <strong>Edward Treacher Collins</strong> (1862-1932), an English ophthalmologist and surgeon who published two cases in 1900, describing many of the features <sup>1,4</sup>. The condition is believed, however, to have been described first by <strong>Thompson</strong> '