Perspectives on craniofacial asymmetry. V. The craniosynostoses.
The craniosynostoses are both etiologically and pathogenetically heterogeneous and many syndromes have been delineated. The present paper highlights well-known craniosynostoses that can present asymmetrically. These include plagiocephaly resulting from premature unilateral synostosis of the coronal or lambdoid sutures. Apert syndrome, and Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.
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Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans