Absent pituitary gland and hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis associated with partial ophthalmoplegia and postaxial polydactyly: A variant of orofaciodigital syndrome VI or a new syndrome?

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Al Gazali, L I ^a   Sztriha, L ^a   Punnose, J ^b   Shather, W ^c   Nork, M ^d  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Fujairah Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^d TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Absent pituitary; Orofaciodigital; Syndrome VI; Vermis dysgenesis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

APLASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; DYSOSTOSIS; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OROFACIODIGITAL SYNDROMES; PITUITARY GLAND; POLYDACTYLY;

EID: 0032993505     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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