Pfeiffer syndrome

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Synonyms

acrocephalosyndactyly, type V
ACSV
Noack syndrome
craniofacial-skeletal-dermatologic syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

Pfeiffer syndrome type I
Pfeiffer syndrome type II
Pfeiffer syndrome type III

General Discussion

Pfeiffer syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by premature fusion of certain skull bones (craniosynostosis), and abnormally broad and medially deviated thumbs and great toes. Most affected individuals also have an abnormal midface, with protruding eyes and conductive hearing loss. Three forms of Pfeiffer syndrome are recognized, of which types II and III are the more serious.
Pfeiffer syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition associated with mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR2) gene and the fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR1) gene.
Pfeiffer syndrome is now known to be a member of a group of conditions caused by mutations in the FGFR genes including Apert syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Beare-Stevenson syndrome, FGFR2-related isolated coronal synostosis, Jackson-Weiss syndrome, Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans and Muenke syndrome. (For more information on these conditions, please see the Related Disorders section below.)

Resources

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains
NY
10605
Tel: (914)428-7100
Fax: (914)997-4763
800: (888)663-4637
Askus@marchofdimes.com
http://www.marchofdimes.com

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association
P.O. Box 11082
Chattanooga
TN
37401
Tel: (423)266-1632
Fax: (423)267-3124
800: (800)332-2373
faces@faces-cranio.org
http://www.faces-cranio.org

National Hydrocephalus Foundation
12413 Centralia
Lakewood
CA
90715-1623
USA
Tel: (562)924-6666
Fax: (562)924-6666
800: (888)857-3434
nhf@earthlink.net
http://www.nhfonline.org

Let's Face It (USA)
P.O. Box 29972
Bellingham
WA
98228-1972
USA
Tel: (360)676-7325
faceit@umich.edu
http://www.dent.umich.edu/faceit

National Craniofacial Foundation
3100 Carlisle Street
Suite 215
Dallas
TX
75204
800: (800)535-3643NIH/Nat'l Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
1 Communication Ave
Bethesda
MD
20892-3456
Tel: (301)402-0900
Fax: (301)907-8830
800: (800)241-1044
TDD: (800)241-1105
nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov

Headlines - Craniofacial Support
128 Beesmoor Road
Bristol
Intl
BS36 2JP
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-01454-850557
info@headlines.org.uk
http://www.headlines.org.uk

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay
WI
54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
800: (877)336-5333
mums@netnet.net
http://www.netnet.net/mums/

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Last Updated: 9/19/2008
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Last Updated: September 19, 2008

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