Assessment of soft tissue facial asymmetry in medically normal and syndrome-affected individuals by analysis of landmarks and measurements

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-154

  Shaner, Deborah J ^a   Peterson, Arthur E ^a   Beattie, Owen B ^a   Bamforth, J Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canalization; Coordinate direction angles; Developmental noise; Three dimensional coordinates

Indexed keywords

AARSKOG SYNDROME; ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUZON SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER RUSSELL SYNDROME; SOFT TISSUE; STICKLER SYNDROME; TRISOMY 8;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034679931     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000717)93:2<143::AID-AJMG12>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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