 The medical complications associated with this condition are often severe and may well be life-threatening in infancy or early childhood.Several mutations in the "FGFR2" gene (a gene coding for a protein called fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, which is involved in important signaling pathways) are known to cause Beare–Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome; however, not all patients with the condition have a mutation in their "FGFR2" gene.Any alternative underlying causes are currently unidentified.