Gillespie syndrome: A report of two further cases

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 134-138

  Nelson, John ^a   Flaherty, Maree ^b   Grattan Smith, Padraic ^b  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abnormal white matter; Autosomal dominant inheritance; Autosomal recessive inheritance; Cerebellar ataxia; Cerebellar atrophy; Cerebral atrophy; Consanguinity; Gillespie syndrome; Mental retardation; Partial aniridia

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; SYNDROME;

ANIRIDIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; SYNDROME;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0030847079     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970808)71:2<134::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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