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Treatment timing and multidisciplinary approach in Apert syndrome [PDF]
Apert syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia and symmetric syndactyly of hands and feet. Abnormalities associated with Apert syndrome include premature fusion of coronal sutures system (coronal ...
CAPORLINGUA, ALESSANDRO +6 more
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An exploration of the cognitive, physical and psychosocial development of children with Apert syndrome [PDF]
Apert syndrome is a rare condition, with a birth prevalence of approximately 1 in 65 000. This article provides an up to date review of the literature on Apert syndrome from a variety of perspectives, ranging from surgical management to personal accounts.
Hilton, C
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Identification and characterization of an inhibitory fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) molecule, up-regulated in an Apert Syndrome mouse model [PDF]
AS (Apert syndrome) is a congenital disease composed of skeletal, visceral and neural abnormalities, caused by dominant-acting mutations in FGFR2 [FGF (fibroblast growth factor) receptor 2].
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General and oral aspects in Apert syndrome: report of a case [PDF]
Background: The present paper describes the general and oral manifestations in a 32-year-old man previously diagnosed with Apert syndrome. Clinical examination revealed features of acrocephalosyndactyly.
Chimenos Küstner, Eduardo +5 more
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Apert syndrome: the Paris and Rotterdam philosophy [PDF]
Introduction: Apert syndrome is a rare type of syndromic craniosynostosis. Patients have an explicit phenotype with craniofacial dysmorphologies and severe symmetrical syndactyly of the hands and feet.
Arnaud, E. (Eric) +8 more
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Cranial sutures are unossified connective tissue structures between the cranial bones, which allow expansion of these bones during development. Premature ossification of these structures is called craniosynostosis.
Arda Çetinkaya +7 more
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Apert syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant malformation. In the recent past we encountered a boy of 16 months with fusion of both fingers and toes, dysmorphic facial features presenting with cough and respiratory distress in Khulna Medical College hospital. Considering the general paucity of cases of acrocephalosyndactyly in the Bangladeshi literature,
SM Rahman +3 more
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Background Apert syndrome, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man number 101200, is a rare genetic condition, with autosomal dominant inheritance, characterized by craniosynostosis, midfacial malformation, and severe symmetrical syndactyly.
Gara Samara Brajadenta +4 more
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MODERN VIEWS REGARDING THE ETIOPATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF APERT SYNDROME
Relevance. Acrocephalosyndactyly – a group of syndromes of multiple congenital malformations (MCM), the main components of which are acrocephaly and syndactyly. The most common nosological form of this group is Apert syndrome.
V.V. Antsupva +4 more
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling in hereditary and neoplastic disease: biologic and clinical implications. [PDF]
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors (FGFRs) are transmembrane growth factor receptors with wide tissue distribution. FGF/FGFR signaling is involved in neoplastic behavior and also development, differentiation, growth, and survival.
Helsten, Teresa +2 more
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