Pulmonary agenesis, microphthalmia, and diaphragmatic defect (PMD): New syndrome or association?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-8

  Berkenstadt, Michal ^a   Dorit, Lev ^a,c   Achiron, Reuven ^b   Rosner, Mordechay ^b   Barkai, Gad ^a,b  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Association; Diaphragmatic defect; Microphthalmia; Prenatal diagnosis; Pulmonary agenesis; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG AGENESIS; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; FEMALE; FETUS; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; JEWS; LUNG; MICROPHTHALMOS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0344117759     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990903)86:1<6::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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