a study on lambdoid craniosynostosis identified a high prevalence of damaging de novo mutations in the BMP signaling pathway, which plays a crucial role in bone development and suture fusion.

The differential diagnoses for skull deformities includes craniosynostosis versus a positional, nonsynostotic plagiocephaly, with or without torticollis. Sidebar 1 provides a guide to a systematic ...

Purpose: Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a complex disorder that includes mental retardation, craniofacial and skeletal anomalies, and behavioral abnormalities. We report the molecular and ...

Infant sleep position impacts the development of head shape. Changes in infant sleep position, specifically the movement toward supine sleep, have led to a redefinition of normal head shape for ...