Congenital brachydactyly and nail hypoplasia: Clue to bone-dependent nail formation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1339-1342

  Seitz, Cornelia S ^a   Hamm, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anonychia; Brachydactyly; Hyponychia; Nail development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANONYCHIA; BRACHYDACTYLY; CASE REPORT; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; NAIL HYPOPLASIA; NAIL PATELLA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; REVIEW; SKELETON MALFORMATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT BONES; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; NAILS; NAILS, MALFORMED;

EID: 21644446553     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06509.x     Document Type: Review

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