Article
Q289P mutation in the FGFR2 gene: first report in a patient with type 1 Pfeiffer syndrome.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Sept 2009
Piccione Maria, Antona Vincenzo, Niceta Marcello, Fabiano Carmelo, Martines Manuela, Bianchi Alberto, Corsello Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
When normal development and growth of the calvarial sutures is disrupted, craniosynostosis (premature calvarial suture fusion) may result. Classical craniosynostosis syndromes are autosomal dominant traits and include Apert, Pfeiffer, Crouzon, Jackson-Weiss, and Saethre-Chotzen syndromes. In these conditions, there is premature fusion of skull bones leading to an abnormal head shape, ocular hypertelorism with...
Topics
- Acrocephalosyndactylia
- Craniofacial Dysostosis
- Exons
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Phenotype
- Point Mutation
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2
