Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report
Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by craniosynostosis of coronal and sagittal sutures. Crouzon syndrome is caused by mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR-2) gene. Other characteristic features of Crouzon syndrome include exophthalmos, midfacial hyp...
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| author | Aditi Gaur Sandhya Maheshwari Sanjeev Kumar Verma Mohammad Tariq |
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| description | Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by craniosynostosis of coronal and sagittal sutures. Crouzon syndrome is caused by mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR-2) gene. Other characteristic features of Crouzon syndrome include exophthalmos, midfacial hypoplasia, and mandibular prognathism. The present article describes a case report of a 13-year-old male patient with characteristic skeletal and dental features of Crouzon syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2371325f1164e768b9e8c3eccf9849e2022-12-22T01:59:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences2277-86322017-01-016211411710.4103/2277-8632.208004Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case reportAditi GaurSandhya MaheshwariSanjeev Kumar VermaMohammad TariqCrouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by craniosynostosis of coronal and sagittal sutures. Crouzon syndrome is caused by mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR-2) gene. Other characteristic features of Crouzon syndrome include exophthalmos, midfacial hypoplasia, and mandibular prognathism. The present article describes a case report of a 13-year-old male patient with characteristic skeletal and dental features of Crouzon syndrome.http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2017;volume=6;issue=2;spage=114;epage=117;aulast=GaurCraniosynostosisCrouzon syndromeprognathism |
| spellingShingle | Aditi Gaur Sandhya Maheshwari Sanjeev Kumar Verma Mohammad Tariq Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Craniosynostosis Crouzon syndrome prognathism |
| title | Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report |
| title_full | Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report |
| title_fullStr | Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report |
| title_short | Crouzon syndrome: A comprehensive review and case report |
| title_sort | crouzon syndrome a comprehensive review and case report |
| topic | Craniosynostosis Crouzon syndrome prognathism |
| url | http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2017;volume=6;issue=2;spage=114;epage=117;aulast=Gaur |
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