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Apert's Syndrome
Aka: Apert's Syndrome, Acrocephalosyndactyly
- See Also
- Craniosynostosis
- Epidemiology
- Autosomal dominant (FGFR2 gene on chromosome 10)
- Incidence: 1 in 160,000 live births
- Clinical Findings
- Craniosynostosis
- Symmetric Syndactyly
- Coronal Suture synostosis (Brachycephaly)
- Wide set eyes
- Choanal Atresia
- Associated conditions
- Megalocephaly
- Cognitive Impairment
- Corpus callosum
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Hydronephrosis
- References
- Johnston in Behrman (2004) Nelson Pediatrics, p. 1992-3
- Kabbani (2004) Am Fam Physician 69:2863-70