Colobomatous microphthalmia, microcephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia: Association or new syndrome?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 278-280

  Pavone, Piero ^a   Parano, Enrico ^a,b,c   Polizzi, Agata ^a   Trifiletti, Rosario R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital cerebellum hypoplasia; Consanguinity; Microcephaly; Microphthalmia; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIS COLOBOMA; MICROCEPHALY; MICROPHTHALMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOBOMA; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; MICROPHTHALMOS;

EID: 0034608283     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000605)92:4<278::AID-AJMG11>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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