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Apert syndrome

also: Acrocephalosyndactyly type I

Craniosynostosis with severe syndactyly of hands and feet.

Specialty
Pediatrics
Subspecialty
Pediatrics / Pediatric neurosurgery
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, congenital
Gene(s) involved
FGFR2
Alternative names & eponyms
Acrocephalosyndactyly type I

Etiology & mechanism

Gain-of-function FGFR2 mutations.

Gene(s) involved (1)

Symptoms & signs (6)

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