Dural ectasia and the diagnosis of Marfan's syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9182, 1999, Pages 878-879

  De Paepe, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLIN;

CHROMOSOME 15; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0033546896     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00168-3     Document Type: Note

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