Primary microcephaly: New approaches for an old disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-317

  Dobyns, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE MAPPING; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BRAIN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROCEPHALY;

EID: 0036837664     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10580     Document Type: Note

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