Alternative titles and symbols : CRANIOSTENOSIS; CRS;
Description : Craniosynostosis is a primary abnormality of skull growth involving premature fusion
of the cranial sutures such that the growth velocity of the skull often cannot match
that of the developing brain. This produces skull deformity and, in some cases, raises
intracranial pressure, which must be treated promptly to avoid permanent neurodevelopmental
disability (Fitzpatrick, 2013). Mutation in the TWIST1 has been found to cause coronal
and sagittal forms of craniosynostosis. - Genetic Heterogeneity of Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis-2 (CRS2; 604757) is caused by mutation in the MSX2 gene (123101)
on chromosome 5q. Craniosynostosis-3 (615314) is caused by mutation in the TCF12 gene
(600480) on chromosome 15q21. Craniosynostosis-4 (600775) is caused by mutation in
the ERF gene (611888) on chromosome 19q13.;