APERT SYNDROME

Course overview

APERT SYNDROME IS AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITED CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS SYNDROME. MALES AND FEMALES ARE EQUALLY AFFECTED. THE INCIDENCE OF THE DISEASE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES WITH PATERNAL AGE AND IS FELT TO PROVIDE A SELECTIVE ADVANTAGE WITHIN THE MALE SPERMATOGONIAL CELLS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF APERT SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.