Diastematomyelia in two sisters

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-182

  Balci, Sevim ^a   Caglar, Kudret ^a   Eryilmaz, Muzaffer ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arachnoidal cyst; Diastematomyelia; Pilonidal sinus; Spina bifida; Tethered cord; Variable expressivity; X linked dominant inheritance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033543494     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990910)86:2<180::AID-AJMG18>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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