Triphalangeal thumb and brachyectrodactyly syndrome: An uncommon entity with evidence of geographic distribution

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 152-155

  Zenteno, J C ^a   Aguinaga, M ^a   Chavez V ^a   Sastre N ^a   Rivera, M R ^a   Kofman Alfaro, S ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brachydactyly; Ectrodactyly; HOX genes; Polydactyly; Syndactyly; Triphalangeal thumb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACHYDACTYLY; CASE REPORT; ECTRODACTYLY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MEXICO; NAIL DYSPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDACTYLY; THUMB MALFORMATION;

EID: 0029862824     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02371.x     Document Type: Article

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