Mapping the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome phenotype outside the currently accepted WHS critical region and defining a new critical region, WHSCR-2

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 590-597

  Zollino, Marcella ^a   Lecce, Rosetta ^a   Fischetto, Rita ^b   Murdolo, Marina ^a   Faravelli, Francesca ^c   Selicorni, Angelo ^d,e   Buttè, Cinzia ^e   Memo, Luigi ^f   Capovilla, Giuseppe ^g   Neri, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Azienda Osp Venere Giovanni XXIII   (Italy)

^c GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

^e Bosisio Parini   (Italy)

^f Unita Ospedlaiera Patol N   (Italy)

^g Serv Ospedaliero N   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FACIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEIZURE; TELOMERE; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

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EID: 0037373130     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367925     Document Type: Article

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