Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Sotos Syndrome: Observation of Two Cases

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 588-593

  Corsello, Giovanni ^a,b   Giuffrè, Mario ^a   Carcione, Aldo ^a   Cuzto, Margherita L ^a   Piccione, Maria ^a   Ziino, Ottavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Istituto Materno Infantile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphoproliferative disorders; Overgrowth syndromes; Sotos syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; GIGANTISM; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; SOTOS SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MALE; SKULL; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029834621     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960906)64:4<588::AID-AJMG12>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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