On the trail of genetic culprits in Williams syndrome

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 134-137

  Keating, Mark T ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACE DISORDER; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELASTIN; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; VITAMIN D; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0031281999     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00027-8     Document Type: Review

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