Conditions / Genetic

Saethre-Chotzen syndrome

info ยท Genetic

An acrocephalosyndactylia that has_material_basis_in a genetic mutation in the TWIST1 gene which results_in premature fusion located_in skull.

Signs and symptoms

  • Craniosynostosis
  • Downslanted palpebral fissures
  • Duplication of the distal phalanx of the hallux
  • Broad hallux
  • Hallux valgus
  • Bilateral ptosis
  • Toe syndactyly
  • Hearing impairment
  • Strabismus
  • Moderate intellectual disability