What syndrome is this?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-139

  Peterson, Jennifer ^a   Drolet, Beth A ^a   Esterly, Nancy B ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Pediatric Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INFANT; MALE; MENKES SYNDROME; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FATALITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME;

EID: 0032015096     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015137.x     Document Type: Article

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