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Posterior Vault Distraction Outcomes in Patients With Severe Crouzon Syndrome Resulting from Ser347Cys and Ser354Cys Mutations.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Raposo-Amaral Cassio Eduardo, Raposo-Amaral Cesar Augusto, Adams Jason W, Ghizoni Enrico
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BACKGROUND: In this study, the authors present the outcomes of 4 patients with a severe form of Crouzon syndrome characterized by mutation of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) c.1040 C > G p.Ser347Cys or the pathogenic c.1061C > G p.Ser354Cys variant of FGFR2, who underwent posterior vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) to alleviate elevated intracranial pressure. METHODS: Patients with diagnosed...
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