Carney complex and the familial lentiginosis syndromes: Link to inherited neoplasias and developmental disorders, and genetic loci

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 243, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 573-579

  Chrousos, G P ^a,b   Stratakis, C A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carney complex; Familial cancer; Lentiginosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISSECTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME 2P; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; LENTIGINOSIS; MELANOCYTE; MESENCHYME CELL; NEURAL CREST; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LENTIGO; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0031836734     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00341.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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