Complex consanguinity associated with short rib-polydactyly syndrome III and congenital infection-like syndrome: A diagnostic problem in dysmorphic syndromes

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 461-466

  Al Gazali, L I ^a   Sztriha, L ^a   Dawodu, A ^a   Varady, E ^b   Bakir, M ^c   Khdir, A ^c   Johansen, J ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Complex consanguity; Congenital infection like syndrome; Short ribpolydactyly syndrome III

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CALCIFICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONSANGUINITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; SEIZURE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; BRAIN; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; PEDIGREE; SHORT RIB-POLYDACTYLY SYNDROME; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033042182     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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