Two New Cases of Barraquer-Simons Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 126 A, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 427-429

  Ferrarini, A ^a   Milani, D ^a   Bottigelli, M ^a   Cagnoli, G ^a   Selicorni, Angelo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barraquer Simons syndrome; Cephalothoracic lipodystrophy; Partial lipodystrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARRAQUER SIMONS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPODYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DISORDER; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SYNDROME;

EID: 2142647268     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20623     Document Type: Article

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