Caroline Crachami, the Sicilian dwarf (1815-1824): Was she really nine years old at death?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-348

  Berkovitz, B K B ^a   Grigson, C ^b   Dean, M C ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird headed dwarf; Caroline Crachami; Dentition; Enamel; Osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism; Perikymata; Royal College of Surgeons of England; Seckel's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPODONTIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECKEL SYNDROME;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTITION; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ITALY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL;

AVES;

EID: 0032054956     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19980401)76:4<343::AID-AJMG10>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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