A new case of Ambras syndrome associated with a paracentric inversion (8) (q12; q22)

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 466-468

  Balducci, R ^a   Toscano, V ^b   Tedeschi, B ^a   Mangiantini, A ^a   Toscano, R ^b   Galasso, C ^a   Cianfarani, S ^a   Boscherini, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambras syndrome; Hypertrichosis; Paracentric inversion

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMBRAS SYNDROME; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; KARYOTYPE; NEWBORN; PARACENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031848683     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb02596.x     Document Type: Article

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