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Craniosynostoses in rare skeletal disorders

Rocco Federico Di

Craniosynostosis, defined as the premature closure of one or more of the cranial sutures, is a rare disease. It can be isolated or associated to some craniofacial syndromes. In some instances the craniosynostosis can be secondary to specific skeletal disorders such as hypophosphatemic rickets, hypophosphatasia, achondroplasia, mucopolysaccharidosis, osteopetrosis etc. In this evenience, the consequences of the craniosynostosis can be extremely variable depending on the underly...