Neonatal hypotonia: Don't forget the Prader-Willi syndrome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1085-1089

  Trifirò, Giuliana ^a   Livieri, C ^b   Bosio, L ^c   Gargantini, L ^d   Corrias, A ^e   Pozzan, G ^f   Crino A ^g  

^a San Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Sanitarie Applicate   (Italy)

^c Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^e REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Dipartimento di Pediatria   (Italy)

^g BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysmorphic newborn; Methylation test; Neonatal hypotonia; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHYLATION; MICROPENIS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PEDIATRICIAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; VAGINA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; METHYLATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0141991070     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310004810     Document Type: Article

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