Van der Woude syndrome: A review. Cardinal signs, epidemiology, associated features, differential diagnosis, expressivity, genetic counselling and treatment

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-24

  Rizos, Maria ^a   Spyropoulos, Meropi N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIP DISEASE; MOUTH DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; LIP DISEASES; ORAL FISTULA; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 1642348828     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/26.1.17     Document Type: Review

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