Genetic differences discovered in kids with premature skull closure
An international team of researchers from 23 institutions across three continents has identified two genetic factors that are strongly associated with the most common form of non-syndromic craniosynostosis — premature closure of the bony plates of the skull. The team of geneticists, paediatricians, surgeons and epidemiologists includes Joan Richtsmeier, professor of anthropology at Penn State, […]
