Apert syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder that involves deformities in the skull, face, and limbs. Also known as acrocephalosyndactyly, it is characterized by craniosynostosis (premature union of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Apert Syndrome is a craniofacial condition that affects the head, feet and hands. It's extremely rare. One of the biggest challenges children with Apert Syndrome face is lifelong ...

A UK woman who says she was abandoned at birth due to a rare genetic condition has devoted her life to caring for her son, Elijah, who has the same affliction. “My philosophy in life is you can either ...

In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused ...

A one-year-old Merryville girl is living with a disorder that has caused many people to do a double-take, looking at her fused hands, feet and concave mid face. Her name is Jennifer Doyle and in this ...

Chris and Kerry Lynch were blindsided by the “5 p.m. news”on Dec. 8, 2011. Not by a TV anchorman, but by a doctor’s diagnosis of their daughter’s odd and curious condition. It came nine long and ...

Three dimensional imaging of two different mouse models of Apert Syndrome shows that cranial deformation begins before birth and continues, worsening with time, according to a team of researchers who ...

It’s a toss-up as to who stayed busier at Sunday’s St. Joseph Table pasta fundraiser at Brother Rice High School in Mount Greenwood — the event’s organizer or its beneficiary. Both Mike Martino, the ...

SAN ANTONIO — When Flor Ramirez went into the delivery room, she knew, like any new parent, that her life was about to change. But, she says nothing could have prepared her for what was next. Flor ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. The patient will return at 2 months of age for cranioplasty and possible ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Hand reconstruction will begin at 6 ...

Three-dimensional imaging of two different mouse models of Apert Syndrome shows that cranial deformation begins before birth and continues, worsening with time, according to a team of researchers who ...