Apert syndrome is a rare, genetic condition in which the joints in a newborn baby’s skull close too early. This is called craniosynostosis. Typically, the fibrous joints in a newborn’s skull stay open ...

In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused ...

Three-dimensional imaging of two different mouse models of Apert Syndrome shows that cranial deformation begins before birth and continues, worsening with time, according to a team of researchers who ...

This image shows craniofacial growth patterns in mouse models for Apert syndrome. Apert syndrome is caused by two neighboring mutations on Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2). Multimodal ...

Apert syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes a fetus’ facial and skull bones to fuse together too early in its development. Apert syndrome causes facial and skull abnormalities, which can ...

Apert syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder that involves deformities in the skull, face, and limbs. Also known as acrocephalosyndactyly, it is characterized by craniosynostosis (premature union of ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. The patient will return at 2 months of age for cranioplasty and possible ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Hand reconstruction will begin at 6 ...