Screening of patients with craniosynostosis: molecular strategy.

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Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of calvarial bones leading to an abnormal head shape. The craniosynostosis syndromes are clinically heterogeneous with overlapping features, which make an accurate diagnosis difficult at times. Although the clarification of a genetic lesion does not have a direct impact on patient management in many cases, there is a significant benefit in providing accurate prenatal...

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