The Meier-Gorlin syndrome, or ear-patella-short stature syndrome, in sibs

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-67

  Loeys, Bart L ^a   Lemmerling, Marc M ^a   Van Mol, Christine E ^b   Leroy, Jules G ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Blijdorp Inst Mentally Retarded   (Belgium)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive inheritance; Ear patella short stature syndrome; Labyrinthine dysplasia; Meier Gorlin syndrome; Microtia; Multiple congenital anomalies mental retardation syndrome; Proportionate short stature syndrome; Syndromal deafness

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EAR MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEIER GORLIN SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SIBLING; SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; EAR; GENES, RECESSIVE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PATELLA;

MICROTIA;

EID: 0033532170     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990507)84:1<61::AID-AJMG12>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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