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Genetics analysis revealed pathogenic mutations in <jats:italic>FGFR2<\/jats:italic> (6 cases), <jats:italic>TWIST1<\/jats:italic> (3 cases), <jats:italic>ALPL<\/jats:italic> (2 cases), and <jats:italic>TCF12<\/jats:italic> (2 cases), and <jats:italic>FREM1<\/jats:italic> (2 case).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Compared to Western countries, our Saudi cohort displays significant differences in the prevalence of CS features, such as the types of sutures and prevalence of inherited CS. The genomic background allows our phenotype-genotype study to reclassify variants of unknown significance. Worldwide, the sagittal suture is the most commonly affected suture in simple CS, but in the Saudi population, the metopic suture fusion was most commonly seen in our clinic. 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