# Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/craniofacial-disorders-and-treatments-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 518,626 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the genetics, development, and management of craniofacial abnormalities such as craniosynostosis, Treacher Collins syndrome, and positional plagiocephaly. It explores topics such as neural crest cell formation, FGF signaling, skull vault growth, genetic mutations associated with craniofacial disorders, suture development, and the use of distraction osteogenesis for treatment. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11679 |
| Works | 51,270 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Eric S. Lander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eric-s-lander/)
- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [André G. Uitterlinden](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andre-g-uitterlinden/)
- [Richard K. Wilson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-k-wilson/)
- [Nicholas G. Martin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-g-martin/)
- [Robert S. Fulton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-s-fulton/)
- [Paul M. Thompson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/paul-m-thompson/)
- [Joan Massagué](https://scholariq.org/researchers/joan-massague/)
- [Eric N. Olson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eric-n-olson/)
- [George M. Weinstock](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-m-weinstock/)
- [Stefan Schreiber](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stefan-schreiber/)
- [Albert Hofman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/albert-hofman-2/)

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