Oligogyric microcephaly in a child with Williams syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 117 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-171

  Faravelli, Francesca ^a   D'Arrigo, Stefano ^b   Bagnasco, Irene ^a   Selicorni, Angelo ^c   D'Incerti, Ludovico ^a   Riva, Daria ^a   Pantaleonil, Chiara ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mental retardation; Oligogyric microcephaly; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MICROCEPHALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOGYRIC MICROCEPHALY; PARIETAL LOBE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME 7; GENETICS; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0042320571     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10892     Document Type: Article

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