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Craniofacial hyperostosis

MedGen UID:
358122
Concept ID:
C1868085
Finding
Synonyms: Enlargement of craniofacial bones; Excessive bone growth of the skull and face; Excessive growth of craniofacial bones; Hyperostosis of craniofacial bones; Hypertrophy of craniofacial bones; Increased ossification of craniofacial bones; Overgrowth of craniofacial bones; Thick craniofacial bones
 
HPO: HP:0004493

Definition

Excessive growth of the craniofacial bones. [from HPO]

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PubMed

Shafarenko MS, Klieb HB, Antonyshyn OM
J Craniofac Surg 2023 May 1;34(3):e330-e331. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009259. PMID: 36907844
Rosato S, Unger S, Campos-Xavier B, Caraffi SG, Beltrami L, Pollazzon M, Ivanovski I, Castori M, Bonasoni MP, Comitini G, Nikkels PGJ, Lindstrom K, Umandap C, Superti-Furga A, Garavelli L
Genes (Basel) 2022 Jan 28;13(2) doi: 10.3390/genes13020261. PMID: 35205306Free PMC Article
Boyce AM, Lee AE, Roszko KL, Gafni RI
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:293. Epub 2020 May 8 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00293. PMID: 32457699Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fujii Y, Kozak E, Dutra E, Varadi A, Reichenberger EJ, Chen IP
J Bone Miner Res 2020 Oct;35(10):2070-2081. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4110. PMID: 33463757Free PMC Article
Sakamoto Y, Nakajima H, Kishi K, Shimizu R, Nakajima T
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Mar;21(2):414-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cfa7f0. PMID: 20216456

Diagnosis

Adolphs N, Menneking H, Hoffmeister B, Tinschert S
J Craniofac Surg 2011 Nov;22(6):2135-40. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182323cfc. PMID: 22134251
Gilbert-Barness E, Cohen MM Jr, Opitz JM
Am J Med Genet 2000 Jul 31;93(3):234-40. doi: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000731)93:3<234::aid-ajmg15>3.0.co;2-9. PMID: 10925389
Viljoen DL, Versfeld GA, Losken W, Beighton P
Am J Med Genet 1988 Mar;29(3):661-7. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320290325. PMID: 3377009

Therapy

Fujii Y, Kozak E, Dutra E, Varadi A, Reichenberger EJ, Chen IP
J Bone Miner Res 2020 Oct;35(10):2070-2081. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4110. PMID: 33463757Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Sakamoto Y, Nakajima H, Kishi K, Shimizu R, Nakajima T
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Mar;21(2):414-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cfa7f0. PMID: 20216456
Gilbert-Barness E, Cohen MM Jr, Opitz JM
Am J Med Genet 2000 Jul 31;93(3):234-40. doi: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000731)93:3<234::aid-ajmg15>3.0.co;2-9. PMID: 10925389

Clinical prediction guides

Fujii Y, Kozak E, Dutra E, Varadi A, Reichenberger EJ, Chen IP
J Bone Miner Res 2020 Oct;35(10):2070-2081. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4110. PMID: 33463757Free PMC Article
Sakamoto Y, Nakajima H, Kishi K, Shimizu R, Nakajima T
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Mar;21(2):414-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cfa7f0. PMID: 20216456

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