Evolving phenotype of Marfan's syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-46

  Lipscomb, Karen J ^a,b   Clayton Smith, Jill ^a   Harris, Rodney ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolving phenotype; Marfan's syndrome; Marker studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031019666     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.1.41     Document Type: Article

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