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Apert syndrome is when your face, skull, hand or feet can be deformed. The deformity starts in the womb before a person is born. There has never really been any conclusive determination as to what actually causes this syndrome.You can find ...
Apert syndrome is a disorder that is associated with the distortion and fusion of the toes and hands. A french physiciann discovered the condition in 1906. You can find more information here: http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/apert-synd...
The characteristics of individuals with Aperts syndrome have the webbing of fingers and toes, or possibly, a cranial malformation, This webbing is caused by apoptosis, which is selective cell death, causing seperation of the digits. With th...
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Crouzon Syndrome and Apert Syndrome are remarkably similar. Both involve cranial vault fusion (usually of the same sutures, nontheless) and midface hypoplasia (leading to vertically compressed nasal passages which, because they occur in bas...
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Apert syndrome is an autosomal dominant type of disease. This means that only one copy of the altered gene is needed for the disease to occur. Accordingly, an offspring of a parent with Apert syndrome has a 50% chance of getting the mutatio...
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Unfortunately, as Apert Syndrome is genetic, there is no known cure, but there is much that can be done to prevent or treat complications; allowing a child to grow as normally as possible. Dr. Colyer can perform certain surgeries in order t...
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Most cases of Apert syndrome are sporadic. This means that there is no family history of the syndrome and it is unlikely to occur again in another pregnancy. However if you have Apert syndrome, you have a 1 in 2 or a 50% chance of having a ...
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The frequency of Apert syndrome mutations is 100 to 1,000 times higher than expected from average mutation rates, and it is due to positive selection in the testis increasing the frequency of germ cells carrying the defect.
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Apert Syndrome Treatment. The patient should be evaluated by a multispecialty cranio-facial surgery team at a children's medical center. Treatment consists of surgery to correct abnormal bone growth of the skull, mid-face, and jaw area. A h...
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Apert syndrome can be passed down through families (inherited). The syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, which means that only one parent needs to have the condition for a child to be affected. Some cases may occur without ...
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