Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome in infants: Improving diagnosis

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-354

  Pastorino, L ^a   Cusano, R ^b   Baldo, C ^b   Forzano, F ^b   Nasti, S ^a   Di Rocco, M ^c   Carta, M ^b   Dagna Bricarelli, F ^b   Faravelli, F ^b   Bianchi Scarrà, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gorlin Syndrome; Infants; Mutation; NBCCS; PTCH

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SATISFACTION; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CODON, NONSENSE; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 18044373209     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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