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Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome is characterized by thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, sometimes associated with obesity and hypertrichosis. It mainly affects women over 35 years of age. The prevalence and clinical significance of hyperostosis frontalis interna is unknown. Transmission is either X-linked or autosomal dominant.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome has been reported in the published literature.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
No clinical trials have been registered for Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome.
90 publications have been identified in PubMed for Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome. Research spans Epidemiology / Natural History (43%), Basic Science / Preclinical (19%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (17%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Disease patterns and progression | 33 | 43% |
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Common questions about Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome
Laboratory research
15 |
19% |
Research summaries | 13 | 17% |
Patient case studies | 7 | 9% |
Clinical study results | 6 | 8% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 2 | 3% |
Other research | 1 | 1% |
Belawati YR (2026). [PMID: 41199580](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41199580/). *AIDS Care*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Tsai CS (2026). [PMID: 40274403](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40274403/). *Sex Transm Infect*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Zhang Q (2026). [PMID: 41507928](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41507928/). *BMC Public Health*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Felsberg D (2026). [PMID: 42009578](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42009578/). *Anat Rec (Hoboken)*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Beresheim AC (2026). [PMID: 40927897](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40927897/). *Clin Anat*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Ernest DK (2026). [PMID: 41308904](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41308904/). *Fertil Steril*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Hassager C (2026). [PMID: 40972086](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40972086/). *Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Niu Y (2026). [PMID: 42160010](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42160010/). *AIDS*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Hogg R (2026). [PMID: 40696779](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40696779/). *Anat Rec (Hoboken)*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Tan Z (2026). [PMID: 41664652](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41664652/). *PeerJ*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]