DU XIAO-LAN, CHEN ZHI, YIN LIANG-JUN, et al. Quantitative analysis on developmental morphologic changes on mandibles of Apert syndrome mice. [J]. Journal of army medical university, 2009, 31(17): 1625-1628.
DU XIAO-LAN, CHEN ZHI, YIN LIANG-JUN, et al. Quantitative analysis on developmental morphologic changes on mandibles of Apert syndrome mice. [J]. Journal of army medical university, 2009, 31(17): 1625-1628.DOI:
Objective To compare and analyze the morphologic and growth difference between the mandibles of the mouse carrying Ser252Trp mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR2) which was regarded as a model for human Apert syndrome
and of their wild type controls. Methods The 3-D coordinate data of 11 landmarks of the mandible were collected by a 3-D coordinate measuring machine. Data were analyzed using Euclidean distance matrix analysis (EDMA) to quantitatively compare the morphologic and growth difference between the mandibles of mutants and their controls. Results At 4 weeks old
the mutants’ mandible was smaller than their wild
type control
and there was no statistical difference between them (
P
>0.05). The mandible was much smaller in the mutants than their wild type controls
with a statistical difference when they were 8 weeks old (
P
<
0.05). The major abnormality in the mutants was the anteriorly displaced coronoid process and mandibular angle along anterio-posterior axis
which becomes more severe with age. Conclusion The reducing of the mutants’ mandibles becomes more severe with age.