Autosomal dominant sacral agenesis: Currarino syndrome

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 561-566

  Lynch, Sally Ann ^a   Wang, Yiming ^a   Strachan, T ^a   Burn, John ^a   Lindsay, Susan ^a  

^a Department of Human Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Currarino triad; Presacral mass; Sacral agenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURRARINO SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRUM AGENESIS; SYNDROME DELINEATION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 0033852321     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.8.561     Document Type: Review

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