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  • The family were referred to the Oxford Craniofacial Unit where they learned that Finley had a rare genetic condition called Apert Syndrome.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Lili was born with a rare cranial facial syndrome, known as Apert's syndrome, characterized by malformations of the skull, hands and feet.

    J. Weekly 2009

  • Series producer, Children's Craniofacial Surgery Finley has a rare genetic condition called Apert Syndrome

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • : Though Stephenson usually likes to hole up with his ideas and avoid the spotlight, he's having what the characters in Anathem would call an "Apert," a time that comes every few years when he opens up and talks to the public about his work.

    eclecticism 2008

  • : Though Stephenson usually likes to hole up with his ideas and avoid the spotlight, he's having what the characters in Anathem would call an "Apert," a time that comes every few years when he opens up and talks to the public about his work.

    eclecticism 2008

  • Both dwarfism and Marfan syndrome (a disorder of the connective tissue) have been linked to older fathers, and according to research published in 1996 in the journal Nature Genetics, Apert syndrome (a disorder characterized by malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet) is a mutation caused exclusively by advanced paternal age.

    What's That Ticking Sound? The Male Biological Clock Jennifer Vanderbes 2011

  • And recent studies have linked advanced paternal age—which often comes with the IVF territory—to autism, Marfan and Apert syndromes and other problems.

    My Fertility Crisis Holly Finn 2011

  • Amniocentesis may be performed during pregnancy and may identify a genetic case, as we see plenty of families with syndromes that are associated with craniosynostosis, such as Crouzon syndrome (which presents with wide-set, bulging eyes), Apert syndrome (which presents with fused fingers and toes), Pfeiffer syndrome (which presents with broad, short thumbs or big toes), and Jackson-Weiss syndrome (which presents with enlarged or bent big toes), to name a few.

    The Beauty of Love Laura Posada 2010

  • Multiple Suture Synostosis there are several examples, as depicted through Apert, Crouzon, and Pfeiffer syndromes, pictured from left to right.

    The Beauty of Love Laura Posada 2010

  • Typically, children with Apert Syndrome are born with webbed fingers and toes.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009

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