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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87260-5
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- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019R1C1C1003669, 2020R1A4A1019423, 2020R1A2B5B02002658, 2020R1C1C1005830, 2018R1A6A3A01012572]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1A2B5B02002658, 2018R1A6A3A01012572, 2020R1C1C1005830, 2019R1C1C1003669] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Midface hypoplasia in Apert syndrome is associated with abnormal nasal septum cartilage. Surgical correction of the nasal septum cartilage may improve the prognosis of patients with midface hypoplasia and respiratory problems in Apert syndrome.
Midface hypoplasia is a major manifestation of Apert syndrome. However, the tissue component responsible for midface hypoplasia has not been elucidated. We studied mice with a chondrocyte-specific Fgfr2(S252W) mutation (Col2a1-cre; Fgfr2(S252W/+)) to investigate the effect of cartilaginous components in midface hypoplasia of Apert syndrome. In Col2a1-cre; Fgfr2(S252W/+) mice, skull shape was normal at birth, but hypoplastic phenotypes became evident with age. General dimensional changes of mutant mice were comparable with those of mice with mutations in EIIa-cre; Fgfr2(S252W/+), a classic model of Apert syndrome in mice. Col2a1-cre; Fgfr2(S252W/+) mice showed some unique facial phenotypes, such as elevated nasion, abnormal fusion of the suture between the premaxilla and the vomer, and decreased perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone volume, which are related to the development of the nasal septal cartilage. Morphological and histological examination revealed that the presence of increased septal chondrocyte hypertrophy and abnormal thickening of nasal septum is causally related to midface deformities in nasal septum-associated structures. Our results suggest that careful examination and surgical correction of the nasal septal cartilage may improve the prognosis in the surgical treatment of midface hypoplasia and respiratory problems in patients with Apert syndrome.
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