Megalocornea-mental retardation (MMR or Neuhauser) syndrome: Another case associated with cerebral cortical atrophy and bifid uvula [1]

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-480

  Derbent, M ^a   Oto, S ^a   Alehan, F ^a   Ozcay F ^a   Kinik, S ^a   Cetin I ^a   Balci, Sevim ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFID UVULA; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE DYSMORPHIA; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; MEGALOCORNEA; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR RETARDATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUHAUSER SYNDROME; PALATE MALFORMATION; SYNDROME;

ATROPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORNEA; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SYNDROME; UVULA;

EID: 11144329499     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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