Minor disease features in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and their possible value in diagnosis of NF1 in children ≤ 6 years and clinically suspected of having NF1

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 624-627

  Cnossen, M H ^a   Moons, K G M ^b   Garssen, M P J ^a   Pasmans, N M T ^a   De Goede Bolder, A ^a   Niermeijer, M F ^a   Grobbee, D E ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Macrocephaly; Minor disease features; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTELORISM; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT STATURE; THORAX DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031827304     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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