Townes-Brocks syndrome or hemifacial microsomia-VACTERL phenotype?

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 629-632

  Roth, Maria Da Graça Martino ^a   De Lima Garcias, Gilberto ^a   Ferreira, Fátima Lassalete Soares ^a  

^a Departamento de Zoologia e Genética   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART DISEASE; HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; THUMB MALFORMATION;

EID: 0030470721     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84551996000400018     Document Type: Article

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