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Achondroplasia with multiple-suture craniosynostosis: a report of a new case of this rare association.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2013
Bessenyei Beáta, Nagy Andrea, Balogh Erzsébet, Novák László, Bognár László, Knegt Alida C, Oláh Eva
Abstract excerpt
We report on a female patient with an exceedingly rare combination of achondroplasia and multiple-suture craniosynostosis. Besides the specific features of achondroplasia, synostosis of the metopic, coronal, lambdoid, and squamosal sutures was found. Series of neurosurgical interventions were carried out, principally for acrocephaly and posterior plagiocephaly. The most common achondroplasia mutation, a...
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