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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(03): 370-372
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733808
Case Report

Tripod-shaped Syndactyly in Apert Syndrome with FGFR2 p.P253R Mutation

Autor*innen

  • Chandra Bhan Singh

    1   Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Biswajit Mishra

    2   Department of Plastic Surgery, MKCG. Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Odisha, India
  • Rashmi Patel

    1   Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Ashok Kumar

    3   Department of Pediatrics, SS Hospital, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Akhtar Ali

    1   Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Apert syndrome is a rare acrocephalosyndactyly (craniosynostosis) syndrome characterized by craniofacial dysmorphism and syndactyly of the hands and feet. It is caused by FGFR2 mutations and inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. This article describes a novel clinical variant of Apert syndrome having bilateral symmetrical tripod-shaped syndactyly in hands with milder craniofacial features in a sporadic case, along with a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene. The patient had shown craniosynostosis, dysmorphic face, ocular hypertelorism, marked depression of the nasal bridge, long philtrum, and low set ears. Direct resequencing of the FGFR2 gene through Sanger’s method identified a heterozygous missense mutation; FGFR2c.758C>G (FGFR2p.P253R) in the exon-7 of the gene.



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19. August 2021

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