Craniosynostosis,a condition in which the cranial sutures prematurely fuse,can lead to elevated intracranial pressure and craniofacial abnormalities in young *** surgical intervention is the only therapeutic option fo...
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Craniosynostosis,a condition in which the cranial sutures prematurely fuse,can lead to elevated intracranial pressure and craniofacial abnormalities in young *** surgical intervention is the only therapeutic option for patients with this *** has been associated with a variety of different gene mutations and chromosome *** we describe three cases of partial deletion of chromosome *** of the cases present with syndromic craniosynostosis while one has metopic ridging.A review of the genes involved in the rearrangements between the three cases suggests several gene candidates for *** and DAND5,BMP regulators involved in osteoblast differentiation,and MORG1,a mediator of osteoclast dysregulation may play a role in abnormal cranial vault ***,CACNA1A,a gene that when mutated is associated with epilepsy and CC2D1A,a gene associated with non-syndromic mental retardation may contribute to additional phenotypic features seen in the patients we *** addition,these findings further support the need for genetic testing in cases of syndromic craniosynostosis.
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