Metacarpophalangeal pattern profile and bone age in Rett syndrome: Further radiological clues to the diagnosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 88-95

  Leonard, Helen ^a,b   Thomson, Margaret ^c   Glasson, Emma ^d   Fyfe, Susan ^a,e   Leonard, Seonaid ^a   Ellaway, Carolyn ^f,g   Christodoulou, John ^f,g   Bower, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Disability Services Commission   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atypical; Bone age; Classical; Diagnosis; Metacarpophalangeal pattern profile; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE AGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; METACARPUS; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0033548615     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990312)83:2<88::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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