Congenital chylothorax in siblings

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1010-1012

  Fox, G F ^a,b   Challis, D ^a   O'Brien, K K ^a   Kelly, E N ^a   Ryan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive inheritance; Congenital chylothorax; Pulmonary lymphatic abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRAMNIOS; INFANT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

CHYLOTHORAX; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031688466     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352598750031734     Document Type: Article

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