A newly recognized autosomal recessive syndrome with abnormal vertebral ossification, rib abnormalities, and nephrogenic rests

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 120 A, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 386-388

  Prefumo, Federico ^a   Homfray, Tessa ^a   Jeffrey, Iona ^b   Moore, Isabella ^c   Thilaganathan, Baskaran ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone dysplasia; Nephroblastomatosis; Nuchal translucency; Thoracic hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NEPHROGENIC REST; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB MALFORMATION; THICKNESS; THORACIC HYPOPLASIA; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 0041823210     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20097     Document Type: Article

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