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. 1992 Mar 1;42(5):655-9.
doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320420505.

Birth prevalence study of the Apert syndrome

M M Cohen Jr  1 , S Kreiborg, E J Lammer, J F Cordero, P Mastroiacovo, J D Erickson, P Roeper, M L Martínez-Frías
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Birth prevalence study of the Apert syndrome

M M Cohen Jr et al. Am J Med Genet. .

Abstract

Estimates of the Apert syndrome birth prevalence and the mutation rate are reported for Washington State, Nebraska, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Atlanta, and Northern California. Data were pooled to increase the number of Apert births (n = 57) and produce a more stable birth prevalence estimate. Birth prevalence of the Apert syndrome was calculated to be approximately 15.5/1,000,000 births, which is twice the rate determined in earlier studies. The major reason appears to be incomplete ascertainment in the earlier studies. The similarity of the point estimates and the narrow bounds of the confidence limits in the present study suggest that the birth prevalence of the Apert syndrome over different populations is fairly uniform. The mutation rate was calculated to be 7.8 x 10(-6) per gene per generation. Apert syndrome accounts for about 4.5% of all cases of craniosynostosis. The mortality rate appears to be increased compared to that experienced in the general population; however, further study of the problem is necessary.

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