VACTERL as primary, polytopic developmental field defects

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-16

  Martínez Frías, María Luisa ^a   Frías, Jaime L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Malformations; Primary developmental field defect; VACTERL

Indexed keywords

ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

FISTULA;

EID: 0345320262     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990305)83:1<13::AID-AJMG4>3.3.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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