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Structure of wormian bone

Known as: Islands of bone within cranial sutures, Os suturale, Wormian bone 
The presence of extra bones within a cranial suture. Wormian bones are irregular isolated bones which appear in addition to the usual centers of… 
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Bruck syndrome 2CAMPTODACTYLY SYNDROME, GUADALAJARA TYPE IChondrodysplasia, Megarbane-Dagher-Melki TypeCleidocranial Dysplasia

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2015
Review
2015
Cleidocranial Dysplasia with Normal Clavicles: A Report of a Novel Genotype and a Review of Seven Previous Cases
We report an unusual combination of features comprising delayed tooth eruption and closure of the anterior fontanel as the sole… 
2012
2012
Effects of zoledronic acid on sutural bone formation: a computed tomography study.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of systemically applied zoledronic acid (ZA) on osteoblastic bone formation… 
2010
2010
CLINICAL SPECTRUM OF CLEIDOCRANIAL DYSPLASIA: A CASE REPORT
Background: The developmental anomaly involving skeleton and teeth is Cleidocranial dysplasia. It is an autosomal disorder with… 
2008
2008
Cyclic pamidronate treatment in Bruck syndrome: Proposal of a new modality of treatment
In Bruck syndrome, patients have fragile bones and multiple fractures, as in OI, but bone fragility is associated with the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Classical Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Allegations of Nonaccidental Injury
We report 12 patients with osteogenesis imperfecta initially diagnosed with nonaccidental injuries. As a result, formal hearings… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Pseudoclosure of Anterior Fontanelle by Wormian Bone in Isolated Sagittal Craniosynostosis
Aims and Objectives: Although syndromic craniosynostosis is one of the causes for early closure of the anterior fontanelle, there… 
2003
2003
De novo germline PTEN mutation in a man with Lhermitte-Duclos disease which arose on the paternal chromosome and was transmitted to his child with polydactyly and Wormian bones
Cowden syndrome (CS), also known as multiple hamartoma-neoplasia syndrome, is an autosomal dominant disease with numerous… 
1997
1997
Phenotypic comparison of an osteogenesis imperfecta type IV proband with a de novo alpha2(I) Gly922 --> Ser substitution in type I collagen and an unrelated patient with an identical mutation.
We examined the type I collagen synthesized by cultured dermal fibroblasts from a patient affected with osteogenesis imperfecta… 
1978
1978
Artificial cranial deformation and the increased complexity of the lambdoid suture.
Studies examining an association between artificial cranial deformation and the presence of wormian bones in the lambdoid suture… 
1970
1970
Osteogenesis imperfecta congenita. Association with conspicuous extraskeletal connective tissue dysplasia.
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a connective tissue diathesis according to Follis. 1 He demonstrated poor embryologic transformation… 
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