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Biological Basis
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9.1 Introduction
The development of the human skull is composed
of the ventral viscerocranium, i.e., the facial skull,
and the dorsal neurocranium, which encapsulates
the developing brain. The neurocranium has dual
developmental origin including mesoderm and
neural crest cells [1] and consists of the fontal
bone, pars petrosa of the parietal bone, temporal
bone, and occipital bone. As the occipital and the
pars petrosa of the temporal bone are built during
chondral osteogenesis, the frontal and parietal
bone are formed by dermal osteogenesis. Cranial
sutures are formed at the sites of approximation of
these bones. The six major skull sutures are the
metopic and the sagittal suture, the two coronal
sutures, and the two lambdoid sutures. They act as
interosseous ligaments and are the primary site of
bone growth. The tension on the cranial sutures
caused by the expanding brain acts as the adequate
stimulus for bone remodeling and therefore coordinates brain growth with bone growth. This process relies on the production of sufcient new
bone cells to be released into the bone fronts, while
cells within the suture remain undifferentiated. To
function as bone growth sites, sutures need to
remain patent [2]. Premature obliteration of cranial sutures (i.e., craniosynostosis) by fusion of
C. Freudlsperger (*) · M. Engel
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
e-mail: christian.freudlsperger@med.uni-heidelberg.de
bone fronts suppresses bone growth at this side,
enhances growth at patent sutures, and therefore
leads to abnormal morphogenesis and craniofacial
deformity affecting the growth of viscerocranium,
neurocranium, and brain tissue itself [3]. Shaping
growth of the human skull mainly takes place from
the rst months after conception to the end of the
rst year of life. As premature osseous obliteration
of cranial sutures mainly takes place intrauterine,
craniosynostosis becomes visible shortly after
birth. The extent of the craniofacial deformity
depends on the affected suture and the moment of
intrauterine obliteration: The earlier this obliteration occurs, and the more sutures affected, the
greater the deformity. Specic isolated craniosynostosis typically results in pathognomonic deformities, e.g., scaphocephaly due to synostosis of the
sagittal suture. However, the biological basis of
craniosynostosis is multifactorial and understanding the biological basis starts by recognizing the
heterogeneity of their pathogenesis.
Craniosynostosis can be divided into primary
(with genetic origin) and secondary forms, which
are extremely rare. The classication of primary
intrauterine craniosynostosis discriminates syndromic and non-syndromic forms, whereas the
latter account for approximately 70% of cases
[4–6]. Monogenetic mutations are responsible for
intrauterine craniosynostosis (85% of cases), and
some patients though present chromosomal disorders, i.e., numeric and structural aberrations.
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9.2 Syndromic Forms ofPrimary
Craniosynostoses
Over 150 syndromes associated with intrauterine
craniosynostoses have been described [7] and are
associated with additional congenital anomalies
and/or developmental delays, e.g., growth and
developmental retardation. However, surgical
therapy of craniosynostoses is based on the
deformity itself and is not affected by the categorization of a specic syndrome. Nevertheless,
these connotations allow precise conclusions
concerning inheritance and prognosis.
The rst human craniosynostosis gene was
discovered by E. W. Jabs and colleagues in
Boston-type craniosynostosis and described a
mutation in the human MSX2 gene in an affected
family in 1993 [8]. Since then, mutations of the
broblast growth factor receptors have been
associated with eight syndromic forms of primary craniosynostoses (Crouzon, Apert, Pfeiffer,
Jackson-Weiss, Muenke, FGFR2-related isolated
coronal synostosis, Crouzon syndrome with
acanthosis nigricans, and Beare-Stevenson syndrome). The most common will be discussed in
the following section.
9.2.1 Crouzon Syndrome
Crouzon syndrome is a rare disease described by
Louis Edouard Octave Crouzon in 1912 and is
estimated to occur in 1 case per 60,000 live birth
in the United States [9]. It is transmitted in an
autosomal dominant manner with variable penetrance and characteristic features including craniosynostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, and
exophthalmos. Mandibular prognathism, ocular
hypertelorism, and nasal deformity are further
malformations associated with Crouzon. It can
also cause hearing loss and airway challenges
due to deformities in the nasal cavity and nasopharyngeal airway [10] interfering with normal
neuropsychological development [11]. Affected
sutures are variable leading to brachycephaly,
scaphocephaly, trigonocephaly, and cloverleaf
skull. Due to abnormal cranial vault formation,
patients may present with hydrocephalus result-
ing in elevated intracranial pressures with papilledema, compression of optic nerves, and Chiari
malformation [12, 13]. Crouzon syndrome is
caused by gain-of-function mutations of the
broblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2)
(10q25-q26) [14]. The proteins of the broblast
growth factor (FGF) family are involved in a
wide variety of processes including mitogenesis
and morphological effects and are critical during
embryogenesis. The FGFR1-3 belongs to the
tyrosine kinase superfamily. They are activated
by binding to FGF isoforms resulting in dimerization and autophosphorylation, nally affecting
multiple downstream targets including canonical
Wnt, Src, and STAT signaling as well as protein
kinase C, RAS-MAPK, PI3K- AKT, and PLCγ
pathways [15, 16]. The abovementioned gain-offunction mutations result in increased afnity of
FGFR to FGF, decreased specicity, or enhanced
intrinsic receptor activity [17]. Although detailed
molecular mechanisms leading to craniosynostosis are not clear, translational research shows that
these mutations result in enhanced bone mineralization and FGFR signaling plays an important
role in osteoblast differentiation [17].
A distinct type of this disorder is Crouzon
syndrome with acanthosis nigricans caused by a
specic mutation in the FGFR3 gene (Ala391Glu).
Patients present additional characteristic dermatological ndings, choanal atresia, short vertebral
bodies, as well as broad, short metacarpals and
phalanges [13, 18].
9.2.2 Apert Syndrome
Eugene Charles Apert, a French pediatrician, rst
described this autosomal dominant disorder in
1906.
It is an uncommon disease with an estimated
prevalence of 1 case per 65,000 live birth and
instantly recognizable on the basis of the syndactyly of both the hands and feet [19]. Further characteristic clinical features include brachycephaly,
delayed closure of fontanels, dysmorphic features like attened asymmetrical face, downslanting palpebral ssures, hypertelorism, shallow
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depressed nasal bridge, and cleft palate [13]. In
addition, structural brain abnormalities (e.g.,
ventriculomegaly or malformation of corpus callosum) are associated with Apert syndrome with
delayed psychomotor development and mild to
moderate intellectual disability [11]. Further
ndings are otitis media and conductive hearing
loss associated with malformed and/or fused
middle ear ossicles, dehiscence of semicircular
canals, and cochlear malformations [13]. As well
as in Crouzon syndrome, FGFR2 mutations have
been identied to be causative in Apert syndrome
[20]. Two heterozygous gain-of-function substitutions, Ser252Trp and Pro253Arg, in exon 7 of
the FGFR2 gene are responsible for over 98% of
Apert syndrome cases [13]. They are transmitted
in an autosomal dominant manner and show
complete penetrance with variable expressivity.
Most mutations occur de novo and are mainly of
paternal origin with age effect [13].
9.2.3 Pfeier Syndrome
Rudolf Arthur Pfeiffer, a German pediatrician,
rst described this autosomal dominant disorder
with complete penetrance and signicant variability in 1964 [21]. It is uncommon and affects
one patient per 100,000 newborn. Premature
fusion of coronal, lambdoid, and (occasionally)
sagittal suture leads to a characteristic wide skull
shape with at occiput, high forehead, midfacial
hypoplasia, hypertelorism, and proptosis. It is
associated with broad thumbs and big toes and
variable partial syndactyly on both hands and feet
[22]. Delayed psychomotor development, abnormal viscera, ankylosed elbows, exorbitism, and
hydrocephaly caused by aqueductal stenosis are
rare ndings in patients with Pfeiffer syndrome
[22]. Tracheal cartilaginous sleeve, a severe airway anomaly with missing distinct tracheal rings,
has been reported in this entity [23]. Pfeiffer syndrome is divided into three major subtypes
according to severity (Table9.1). Type II and III
phenotypes have an increased risk for early death
due to neurological complications [22]. Mutations
in FGFR1 (Pro252Arg) and FGFR2 are causative
in Type I, whereas Types II and III are caused by
Table 9.1 Major subtypes of Pfeiffer syndrome
•
Pfeiffer type I
(classic
phenotype)
Pfeiffer type II •
Pfeiffer type
III
mutations in FGFR2 [
Brachycephaly, midface hypoplasia,
hand and feet abnormalities
• Normal neurological and intellectual
development
• Good outcome
Cloverleaf skull, extreme proptosis,
hand and feet abnormalities, elbow
ankylosis or synostosis
Developmental delay and
•
neurological complications: limited
brain growth due to skull shape,
visual impairment due to proptosis
•
Similar to type II, but without
cloverleaf skull
22, 24–26]. About 21% of
patients clinically diagnosed with Pfeiffer syndrome lack FGFR1/2 mutations [13].
9.2.4 Jackson-Weiss Syndrome
Charles Jackson, Lester Weiss, and colleagues
rst described this unusual syndrome within a
large Amish kindred in 1976 [27]. Jackson-Weiss
syndrome is similar to the condition described by
Pfeiffer but lacks thumb abnormality. It is of
autosomal dominant inheritance with varying
phenotypic expression.
Mutations in FGFR2 have been described to
be causative in this rare condition [28, 29].
9.2.5 Muenke Syndrome
Maximilian Muenke and colleagues dened this
distinct disorder on a molecular level in 1997
[30]. They identied a common mutation
(Pro250Arg) located between the second and
third immunoglobulin-like domains of the
FGFR3 protein, which is related to the FGFR1
(Pro252Arg) mutation in Pfeiffer and FGFR2
(Pro253Arg) mutation in Apert syndromes. They
reported inter- and intrafamilial variability whose
main characteristics include bilateral or unilateral
coronal synostosis and specic bone anomalies
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show any signs of craniosynostosis, having only
macrocephaly or even normal head size. Midface
hypoplasia, ptosis, sensorineural hearing loss,
and downslanting palpebral ssures are very rare
ndings in patients with Muenke syndrome [30].
9.2.6 Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome
First described by Saethre and Chozen in the
early 1930s, Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is
characterized by unilateral or bilateral synostosis of the coronal suture, limb anomalies, i.e.,
syndactyly of digits two and three of the hand
[31, 32]. Patients present with facial asymmetry
in case of unilateral synostosis, characteristic
appearance of the ear (small pinna with a prominent superior and/or inferior crus), strabismus,
and ptosis [33]. Other dysmorphic features
such as parietal foramina, radioulnar synostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, ocular hypertelorism,
increased intracranial pressure, short stature,
and congenital heart malformations are rare,
but have been reported [33]. Cognitive developmental is usually normal. It is important to
know that individuals with SCS with no evidence of craniosynostosis have been described.
The locus for Saethre-Chotzen syndrome maps
to chromosome 7p21-p22, and loss-of-function
mutations in TWIST1 have been reported to be
causative in Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.
TWIST1 encodes an important transcription
factor for mesodermal patterning of the calvaria, is expressed in the osteoprogenitor cells
of cranial sutures, and is important in osteoblast
differentiation. Mutations in TWIST1 result in
disruption of the RUNX2 pathway affecting the
transcription of FGFR [17, 34, 35].
9.2.7 Craniofrontonasal Syndrome
Craniofrontonasal syndrome, an X-chromosomaldominant disorder with paradoxically greater
severity in heterozygous females than in hemizygous males, is caused by mutations in EFNB1,
whose gene product ephrin-B1 plays a role in cell
adhesion [36]. It is thought that, in heterozygous
females, patchwork loss of ephrin-B1 disturbs
tissue boundary formation at the developing coronal suture, whereas in males decient in ephrinB1, an alternative mechanism maintains the
normal boundary [36].
Although most of syndromic craniosynostoses
show dominant inheritance, approximately half
of patients present with de novo mutations. In
recent years, causative mutations in over 50
genes have been identied and multiple novel
gene/disease associations in syndromic craniosynostosis have been detected by use of nextgeneration sequencing [37, 38].
9.3 Non-syndromic Forms
ofPrimary Craniosynostoses
Non-syndromic craniosynostoses are a group of
isolated malformations resulting in premature
intrauterine suture fusion: sagittal, coronal,
metopic, and lambdoid sutures in decreasing
order of frequency. They built a genetically heterogeneous and largely unexplored group, as
diagnostic success rates are low in trigonocephaly and scaphocephaly (<1%) and slightly
higher in unicoronal (13%), multisuture (15%),
or bicoronal (60%) synostosis [17]. Nonsyndromic forms of craniosynostosis are sporadic in more than 95% [39]. As Mendelian
patterns of inheritance are uncommon, and the
disease likely arises from a combination of
polygenic inuences and epigenetic factors, a
large cohort of patients is needed to study these
complex traits and to identify genetic risk factors. However, recent progress in the genetics of
non-syndromic craniosynostosis has been made
and reviewed by Timberlake and Persing [38].
By using a trio- based whole-exome sequencing
approach including both parents and patients
with non- syndromic craniosynostosis, several
causal genes and pathways have been identied
(see Table9.2). These recent ndings implicate
mutations in similar pathways (Wnt, BMP and
Ras/ERK) as frequent causes of syndromic and
non-syndromic craniosynostoses [38].

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Table 9.2 Genes in which mutations confer high risk of
non-syndromic craniosynostosis recurrence in subsequent
offspring, Timberlake and Persing [38]
Gene Mechanism Type
SMAD6 SMAD6 is an inhibitor of
BMP signaling. Loss-offunction mutations lead to
augmented SMAD signaling
TWIST1 TWIST1 is a basic helix-
loop-helix transcription factor
downstream of several
developmental signaling
pathways. Loss-of-function
mutations lead to
transcriptional dysregulation
TCF12 TCF12 is a basic helix-loop-
helix transcription factor that
heterodimerizes with
TWIST1. Loss-of-function
mutations phenocopy
TWIST1 mutations
ERF ERF shuttles phosphorylated
ERK from the nucleus, thus
regulating RAS/MAPK/ERK
signaling. Loss-of-function
mutations in ERF lead to
augmented ERK signaling
MSX2 MSX2 is a transcription
factor downstream of BMP
signaling. Mutations at a
recurrent codon (p.148) lead
to increased DNA-binding
afnity and increased
transcription at target sites
FGFR3 A recurrent gain-of-function
mutation (p.P250R) in
FGFR3 leads to augmented
FGF signaling
Sagittal,
metopic,
combined
sagittal and
metopic
Coronal,
sagittal
Coronal,
sagittal
Metopic,
sagittal,
multisuture
Coronal,
sagittal
Coronal
9.4 Secondary Craniosynostoses
Secondary craniosynostoses represent an
extremely rare form with wide etiologic variety
including teratogenic, metabolic, and hematologic disorders as well as developmental disorders, e.g., microcephaly or holoprosencephaly.
They uncover at a later point of time of around
12–24months postpartum.
Metabolic disorder-based forms, such as
hypophosphatemic rickets, can be associated
with loss-of-function PHEX mutations affecting
FGF23 expression [40] and prolonged therapy
with phosphate-binding antacids and vitamin D
deciency caused by malnutrition [41].
Hyperparathyroidism and lysosomal storage disease are further associated conditions. Teratogenic
disorders include congenital infections and radiation exposure to teratogenic chemicals, e.g., alcohol or retinoic acid. Hematologic disorder-based
forms can be caused by polycythemia vera, thalassemia, or sickle cell anemia.
9.5 Conclusion
As the biological basis of craniosynostosis is
multifactorial and heterogeneous, affected families need to be advised properly in specialized
centers with extensive experience in both craniofacial surgery and human genetics. This is particularly true for multisuture and inherited forms
of craniosynostoses. However, we advise centerbased treatment even in single-suture craniosynostoses to continue recent research progress.
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Biological Basis ofBranchial Arch
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10.1 Introduction
Because tissue and organ structures of the head
and neck migrate during fetal development, an
understanding of embryologic development helps
determine the origin and nature of congenital
lesions [1]. Disorders of the frontonasal prominence (FNP) and the rst and second branchial
arches (BAs) are generally thought to result from
a combination of inadequate migration and formation of facial tissues. Branchial arch disease is
the term [2, 3] that describes the pathogenetic
basis of a specic subset of craniofacial anomalies, also termed facial dysostoses, which can be
subdivided into mandibulofacial dysostosis,
which present with craniofacial defects only, and
acrofacial dysostosis, which encompasses both
craniofacial and limb anomalies. Knowledge of
the genetic basis of human disease and its effect
on embryologic development has greatly
expanded in recent years. These malformations
have etiologic and pathogenic similarities, specically their unique deciencies in global processes including ribosome biogenesis, DNA
damage repair, and pre-mRNA splicing, all of
which affect neural crest cell development and
result in similar tissue-specic defects.
U. Meyer (*)
Craniofacial Center, Kieferklinik Münster,
Münster, Germany
University of Düsseldorf, Westdeutsche Kieferklinik,
Moorenstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
e-mail: info@kieferklinik-muenster.de
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10.2 Pathogenesis ofFacial
Development
Head and face development begins during early
embryogenesis with formation of the frontonasal
prominence and the pharyngeal arches, which are
transient medial and lateral outgrowths of cranial
tissue [4–6] (Fig.10.1). These craniofacial structures develop into nerves, muscles, cartilage,
bone, and connective tissue, including the body’s
primary sense organs and necessary for undisturbed feeding, respiration, and facial expression.
The human head and face are anatomically complex structures that form during embryogenesis,
from the FNP and the PAs (pharyngeal arches).
The FNP gives rise to the forehead and the nose,
while the paired PAs give rise to the lower face
(the jaw), the neck, and part of the upper thorax
(Fig. 10.2). Pharyngeal arch development is
dependent upon a multipotent, migratory population of neural crest cells, which generate most of
the bone and cartilage of the head and face [7–
10]. Since the discovery of the neural crest, the
special ability of these cells to function as a
source of species-specic pattern has been clearly
recognized during the last decades. Initially, this
observation arose in association with chimeric
transplant experiments among differentially pigmented amphibians, where the neural crest origin
for melanocytes had been duly noted. Shortly
thereafter, the role of cranial neural crest cells in
transmitting species-specic information on size
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C1 Spinal Ganglion
S1 Spinal Ganglion
Vestibular Pouch
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Cochlear Ganglion (VIII)
Geniculate Ganglion (VII)
Tr igeminal Ganglion (V)
Abducens Nerve (VI)
Tr ochlear Nerve (IV)
Oculomotor Nerve (III)
Ophthalmic Nerve (V1)
Optic Stalk (II)
Maxillary Nerve (V2)
Mandibular Nerve (V3)
Olfactory Nerve (I)
Sacral Plexus
Vestibular Ganglion (VIII)
Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX)
Superior Ganglion
Of Vagus Nerve (X)
Spinal
Accessory Nerv
Hypoglossal
Nerve (XII)
Cervical Plexus
Phrenic Nerve
Brachial Plexus
T1 Spinal Ganglion
Fig. 10.1 Embryologic body development with corresponding nerve distribution. Source: Reprinted from stihii/
Shutterstock.com with permission
and shape to the pharyngeal arch skeleton as well
as in regulating the timing of its differentiation
became readily apparent [11–13].
nence and the arches is similar in higher species
(Fig.10.3). The head and neck originate from six
embryonic structures called the pharyngeal apparati, which resemble the branchial apparatus in
sh [14]. Each pharyngeal apparatus comprises a
pouch, an arch, a groove, and a membrane. In the
fourth week of gestation, neural crest cells
migrate from the neural tube to begin the development of the pharyngeal arch ectomesenchyme
Lumbar Plexus
L1 Spinal Ganglion
The basic structure of the frontonasal promi-
Sympathetic Trunk
[12, 13]. Each arch has three layers (endoderm,
mesenchyme from ectomesenchyme and mesoderm, and ectoderm), which produce the four primordial components: muscle, artery, nerve, and
cartilage. Internally, all these structures are lined
with endoderm, forming the pharyngeal pouches
(Fig.10.4). Concerning branchial arch diseases,
the third layer between the ectoderm and endoderm epithelia is of importance [14–16]. This
layer is composed of neural crest cells (NCCs) in
the frontonasal prominence, whereas in the pharyngeal arches the mesenchymal core is composed of NCC and mesoderm.
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