Splenogonadal fusion-limb defect "syndrome" and associated malformations

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 120 A, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 518-522

  McPherson, Fiona ^a   Frias, Jaime L ^b   Spicer, Diane ^a   Opitz, John M ^c   Gilbert Barness, Enid F ^a,b,d  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defect of blastogenesis; Femoral facial syndrome; Hanhart syndrome; Limb defects; Splenogonadal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMOROFACIAL SYNDROME; FETUS; HANHART SYNDROME I; HUMAN; LIMB DEFECT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MICROGLOSSIA; MICROGNATHIA; OROFACIAL LIMB ABNORMALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN DEFECT; SPLENOGONADAL FUSION; SPLENOGONADAL FUSION LIMB DEFECT; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0041914486     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10728     Document Type: Article

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