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The natural history of patients treated for TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19952666     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Patients with Saethre-Chotzen syndrome have a heterogeneous phenotype. The purpose of this study was to use the genotypic diagnosis of the authors' series of patients with TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome to describe their natural history and long-term surgical outcomes.
METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients treated at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome (n = 22) over 23 years (1985 to 2008). Their phenotype, need for primary cranial vault remodeling surgery, and subsequent need for reoperation were recorded. Genetic records were reviewed to identify each patient's TWIST1 mutation.
RESULTS: There were nine female patients and 13 male patients. Ten had bicoronal (45 percent), six had unicoronal (27 percent), and four had multisuture (18 percent) craniosynostosis. One had metopic and another had sagittal craniosynostosis. Average follow-up was 7.6 years (range, birth to 19.6 years). Seventeen (77 percent) underwent initial cranial vault remodeling and 10 (59 percent) required repeat intracranial vault remodeling (Whitaker class IV). One patient required major reoperation with bone grafting (Whitaker class III). Three patients needed minor revision procedures (Whitaker class II). Three patients needed no further intervention (Whitaker class I). The locations of the TWIST1 gene mutations in this study did not correlate to a specific surgical outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is heterogeneous and manifests as either mild or severe craniofacial deformities. Our patients with TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome had a reoperation rate of 65 percent for Whitaker class III and IV surgical outcome, and 59 percent required a secondary intracranial procedure for recurrent supraorbital retrusion.
Authors:
Roy Foo; Yifan Guo; Donna M McDonald-McGinn; Elaine H Zackai; Linton A Whitaker; Scott P Bartlett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Plastic and reconstructive surgery     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1529-4242     ISO Abbreviation:  Plast. Reconstr. Surg.     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-02     Completed Date:  2010-01-11     Revised Date:  2011-02-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1306050     Medline TA:  Plast Reconstr Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2085-95     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acrocephalosyndactylia / complications,  genetics*,  surgery*
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Cranial Sutures / surgery*
DNA Mutational Analysis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genetic Predisposition to Disease / epidemiology*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mutation
Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
Phenotype
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Twist Transcription Factor / genetics*
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/TWIST1 protein, human; 0/Twist Transcription Factor

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