ALLMedicine™ Apert Syndrome Center

Aug 18th, 2021 - This study was performed to compare the orbital and peri-orbital morphological variations in Apert syndrome patients with different cranial vault suture synostosis, so as to provide an anatomic basis for individualized surgical planning. Computed ...

Jul 27th, 2021 - Apert syndrome (AS) is caused by the heterozygous presence of 1 of 2 specific missense mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene. The 2 adjacent substitutions, designated p.Ser252Trp (S252W) and p.Pro253Arg (P253R), account...

Jul 16th, 2021 - Presenting a wide clinical spectrum and large variety of clinical features, successful treatment of Apert syndrome necessitates performance of sequential multiple surgeries before a patient's facial skeleton growth is complete.The objective of thi...

Jul 15th, 2021 - Patients with Apert syndrome experience midfacial hypoplasia, hypertelorism, and downslanting palpebral fissures which can be corrected by midfacial bipartition distraction with rigid external distraction device. Quantitative studies typically foc...

Jun 29th, 2021 - Little is known about the detailed growth of the cranial fossae, even though they provide an important structural connection between the cranial vault and the facial skeleton. This study details the morphologic development of isolated cranial vaul...

Jun 7th, 2006 - Action Points Explain to interested patients that this study finds that as men age the quality of their sperm decreases, as does their likelihood of fathering a healthy successful pregnancy. Also point out that the risk for dwarfism and craniofaci...