Scimitar vein anomaly with multiple cardiac malformations, craniofacial, and central nervous system abnormalities in a brother and sister: Familial scimitar anomaly or new syndrome?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-175

  Ruggieri, Martino ^a,b,c   Abbate, Mauro ^c   Parano, Enrico ^a,b,c   Distefano, Angela ^a,b   Guarnera, Salvatore ^c   Pavone, Lorenzo ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Craniofacial anomalies; Familial; Scimitar vein; Sibs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CISTERNA MAGNA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRIS COLOBOMA; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MYELINATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIMITAR SYNDROME; VEIN MALFORMATION; VENOUS RETURN;

RAPHIA FRATER;

EID: 12244284622     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10115     Document Type: Article

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