Holoprosencephaly: A paradigm for the complex genetics of brain development

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 481-497

  Roessler, E ^a   Muenke, M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYCLOPIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREBRAIN; HETEROZYGOTE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 0031821546     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005406719292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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