Costello syndrome in two siblings and minor manifestations in their mother. Further evidence for autosomal dominant inheritance?

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-356

  Ioan, D M ^a   Fryns, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant inheritance; Costello syndrome; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COSTELLO SYNDROME; DYSPHAGIA; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FACE INJURY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MOTHER; MOTOR RETARDATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SKIN DISEASE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTHERS; SIBLINGS; SYNDROME;

VERRUCA;

EID: 0036392924     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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