Microcephaly, colobomatous microphthalmia, short stature, and severe psychomotor retardation in two male cousins: A new MCA/MR syndrome?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 82-87

  Mégarbané, André ^a,d   Haddad Zebouni, Soha ^b   Nabbout, Rima ^b   Khoury, Antoine H ^b   Traboulsi, Elias I ^c  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Saint Joseph University   (France)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive; Coloboma; Consanguinity; Mental retardation; Microcephaly; Microphthalmia; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FACE MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MICROCEPHALY; MICROPHTHALMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SHORT STATURE; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SYNDROME CHARGE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 17044451172     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990312)83:2<82::AID-AJMG2>3.3.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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