Multifactorial inheritance of non-syndromic macrocephaly

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Arbour, L ^a   Watters, G V ^a   Hall, J G ^b   Fraser, F C ^c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth hazard; Macrocephaly; Polygenic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BIRTH; BIRTH INJURY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RISK;

EID: 0029994218     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02349.x     Document Type: Article

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