"Named for its location at the crown of the head, the coronal suture is affected in a number of birth defects," said lead author D'Juan Farmer, a postdoctoral fellow in the Crump Lab. "These ...

"Named for its location at the crown of the head, the coronal suture is affected in a number of birth defects," said lead author D'Juan Farmer, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Gage Crump at USC.

"Mouse models for this birth defect have already been developed ... suture at the crown of the skull--aptly named the coronal suture. Teng and her colleagues observed these live transgenic ...

Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which this fusion happens ... Of all the sutures needed to form a skull, the coronal suture is commonly affected in craniosynostosis. In this study, the ...

These are the coronal sutures. It accounts for 20 to ... With craniosynostosis, there may be changes in a number of genes. A cell defect in the sutures causes them to fuse too early.

Isolated defects (nonsyndromic ... Results were grouped on the basis of suture diagnosis: sagittal, coronal, metopic, lambdoid, and complex. Individuals with a diagnosis of bilambdoid CS were ...

Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which one or more of the seams (sutures) in a baby’s skull close before the baby’s brain has fully formed. Normally, these sutures stay open until babies ...

It occurs when the sagittal suture, from the anterior fontanelle to the back of the head, closes too early. The infant’s head tends to grow long and narrow (scaphocephaly). Coronal ...

Look for a second line at the front of the skull -- the coronal suture – which fully fuses by age 40. Study the teeth. If they're worn down it could be a sign of a poor diet. If they're well ...

“Named for its location at the crown of the head, the coronal suture is affected in a number of birth defects,” said lead author D’Juan Farmer, a postdoctoral fellow in the Crump Lab.