Sirenomelia sequence according to the distance between the first sacral vertebra and the ilia

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 120 A, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 503-508

  Kjaer, Klaus W ^a   Keeling, Jean W ^b   Opitz, John M ^c   Gilbert Barness, Enid ^d,e   Hartling, Ulla ^f   Hansen, Birgit Fischer ^f   Kjær, Inger ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Iliac bone; Lower limb; Prenatal; Radiography; Sirenomelia; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIILIAC DISTANCE; BLASTEMA; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; ILIAC SACRAL DISTANCE; ONTOGENY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SIRENOMELIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; VERTEBRA;

ILIA;

EID: 0042324175     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20206     Document Type: Article

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