Urorectal septum malformation sequence: Report of thirteen additional cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 456-462

  Wheeler, Patricia G ^a   Weaver, David D ^a   Obeime, Mercy O ^a   Vance, Gail H ^a   Bull, Marilyn J ^a   Escobar, Luis F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Anorectal atresia; Renal agenesis; Urethral agenesis; Urorectal septum malformation sequence

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON; FEMALE; FETUS; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RECTUM; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030734779     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19971231)73:4<456::AID-AJMG15>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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