Module 6: More Chormosomal Abnormaliteis Flashcards
How common is alert syndrome?
Rare syndrome
What is apert syndrome? 2.2
- Premature fusion of the skull bones
- Craniosynostosis
- Changing the normal head shape
- Acrocephalosyndactyly
What is acrocephalosyndactyly?
Group of congenital disorders consisting of cranial facial and hand and foot abnormalities
FGFR2 gene is responsible for what?
Bone development
Alerts is a syndrome that there is a alteration of what gene? What does this result in? 2
- FGFR2
- Abnormal fusion of the skull, hand, and foot bones
What are some sonographic appearances of aperts syndrome? 7
- Prominent bulging forehead
- Increased Cephalic index
- Maxillary underdevelopment
- Hypertelorism - wide set eyes
- Agenesis of corpus callosum- ACC
- Ventriculomegaly
- SYndactyly or digital fusion
What is CHARGE syndrome?
A collection of rare malformations
80-90% of CHARGE syndrome individuals have what?
Coloboma
What is Coloboma? 2
- A hole in the structure of the eye
- Affects eye sight in one or both eyes
What are some physical symptoms of CHARGE symptoms? 2
- Small eyes
- Cranial nerve damage
With Charge syndrome, what are some things that cranial nerve damage results in? 8
- Swallowing
- Facial paralysis
- Smell
- Hearing
- Heart defects
- Cleft lip/ palate
- Hypogonadism
- TE fistula
What does CHARGE stand for?
- Coloboma - eye
- Heart defects
- Atresia choanae- nasal passage
- Growth restriction
- Genital abnormalities
- Ear abnormalities
What are some sonographic appearances of CHARGE? 9
- Cardiac abnormalities
- Cleft lip
- Cleft palate
- Renal anomalies - horseshoe
- Omphalocele - AFP increase
- Hemivertebrae
- Hypertelorism
- TE fistula
- Polydactyly
What is amniotic band syndrome caused by?
Rupture of the amnion
Amniotic band syndrome results in what?
Fetal parts being entangled by amniotic bands or sheets, causing disruption or amputation