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Craniofacial morphology in Muenke syndrome.

Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Clinical Genetics, School of Dentistry, 3D Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and the Department of Clinical Genetics, The Juliane Marie Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (impact factor: 0.82). 04/2007; 18(2):374-86. DOI:10.1097/scs.0b013e31803ffa63 pp.374-86
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test whether the severity of the cranial phenotype in Muenke syndrome infants with unicoronal synostosis is greater than in infants with nonsyndromic unicoronal synostosis. A total of 23 infants were included in the study. All infants included in the study had a computed tomography (CT)-verified synostosis of the coronal suture. The patients were either placed into the "Muenke" group (n=11) or the "non-Muenke" control group (n=12) on the basis of a test for the P250R mutation in the FGFR3 gene. On the basis of CT scans, a three-dimensional surface model corresponding to bone was created for each individual. The sutures were inspected for synostosis, and the degree of synostosis was assessed. Increased digital markings were recorded for both groups. Craniofacial morphology was assessed quantitatively using bony landmarks and recording of the midsagittal surface of the calvaria, cranial base, and maxillary complex. Increased digital markings were more severe posteriorly in Muenke patients than in non-Muenke patients. The Muenke patients with unilateral coronal synostosis showed a somewhat more severe asymmetry in the anterior part of the skull than the non-Muenke patients. The study indicates differences with regard to severity of increased digital markings and craniofacial asymmetry between the infants with Muenke syndrome and the infants with nonsyndromic unilateral coronal synostosis.

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Keywords

23 infants
 
computed tomography
 
coronal suture
 
cranial base
 
cranial phenotype
 
Craniofacial morphology
 
CT scans
 
CT)-verified synostosis
 
FGFR3 gene
 
Increased digital markings
 
Muenke patients
 
Muenke syndrome
 
Muenke syndrome infants
 
non-Muenke
 
non-Muenke patients
 
nonsyndromic unicoronal synostosis
 
nonsyndromic unilateral coronal synostosis
 
three-dimensional surface model corresponding
 
unicoronal synostosis
 
unilateral coronal synostosis