Partington, M. W., Gonzales-Crussi, F., Khakee, S. G., and Wollin, D. G. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 656. Cloverleaf skull and thanatophoric dwarfism: report of four cases, two in the same sibship. Four cases of the cloverleaf skull syndrome are reported, 3 from Britain and 1 from Canada in a family of German/Irish descent. All cases had generalized chondrodysplastic changes a...

Thanatophoric dysplasia is an osteochondrodysplasia always lethal already in the neonatal period. Three cases, showing the characteristic X-ray picture of the disease, are described. Histopathologically, an abnormality in the endochondral ossification process was observed. In sections from tubular bones the growth zone was found to be irregular with deficient chondrocyte maturation, absence of ...

FGFR3 mutations cause wide spectrum of disorders ranging from skeletal dysplasias (hypochondroplasia, achondroplasia, and thanatophoric dysplasia), benign skin tumors (epidermal nevi, seborrhaeic keratosis, and acanthosis nigricans), and epithelial malignancies (multiple myeloma and prostate and bladder carcinoma). Hypochondroplasia is the most common type of short-limb dwarfism in children res...

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Thanatophoric dysplasia is typically a neonatal lethal condition. However, for those rare individuals who do survive, there is the development of seizures, progression of craniocervical stenosis, ventilator dependence, and limitations in motor and cognitive abilities. Families must be made aware of these issues during the discussion of management plans.