Apert syndrome

Gracie Heater was born with a twisted trachea, Apert syndrome involves abnormal growth of the skull and the face due to early fusion of certain sutures of the skull. Children with the condition have bulging eyes that are usually wide-set and tilted down at the sides. They usually have problems with teeth alignment due to the underdevelopment of the upper jaw. Some have cleft palate. Among other anomalies, children with Apert syndrome have webbed fingers and toes.

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Seven-year-old Billy Mitchell, from Hertfordshire, was born with Apert syndrome, a rare condition that causes malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet.