Gaucher disease type I: Analysis of two cases with thalassemic facies and pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-242

  Gürakan, Figen ^a   Koçak, Nurten ^a   Yüce, Aysel ^a   Özen, Hasan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gaucher disease; Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; FACIES; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIES; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 0035405090     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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