Carbimazole embryopathy: An emerging phenotype

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 132 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-135

  Foulds, Nicola ^a   Walpole, Ian ^b   Elmslie, Frances ^a   Mansour, Sahar ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athelia hypothelia; Carbimazole; Choanal atresia; Embryopathy; Facial phenotype; Methimazole

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHELIA; CASE REPORT; CHOANA ATRESIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYOPATHY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FACIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CARBIMAZOLE; CHILD; EAR; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; NOSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ATHELIA;

EID: 11844256348     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30418     Document Type: Article

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