Genomic instability associated with limb defects: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Dysmorphology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-109

  Brewer, C M ^a   Grace, E ^b   Stark, G D ^c   Gregory, D W ^d   Howell, R T ^e   Fitzpatrick, D R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chromosome breakage disorders; Fanconi anaemia; limb defects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA REPAIR; FANCONI ANEMIA; GENOME; GROWTH RETARDATION; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LEUKOPENIA; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS APLASIA;

EID: 0030935832     PISSN: 09628827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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