Velocardiofacial syndrome associated with atrophy of the shoulder girdle muscles and cervicomedullary narrowing

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-76

  Bolland, Emily ^a   Manzur, Adnan Y ^a   Milward, Timothy M ^b   Muntoni, Francesco ^a,c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ICSM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0034164020     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejpn.2000.0266     Document Type: Article

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