Mullerian agenesis and thrombocytopenia absent radius syndrome: A case report and review of syndromes associated with Mullerian agenesis

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 453-461

  Behera, Millie ^a   Couchman, Grace ^a   Walmer, David ^a   Price, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; LIMB MALFORMATION; MCKUSICK KAUFMAN SYNDROME; MUELLERIAN DUCT APLASIA; MUELLERIAN DUCT APLASIA RENAL AGENESIS CERVICOTHORACIC SOMITE DYSPLASIA; PATHOGENESIS; RADIUS APLASIA; REVIEW; ROBERTS SYNDROME; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SPINE MALFORMATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA ABSENT RADIUS SYNDROME; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULLERIAN DUCTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; RADIUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 21644470301     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000165265.01778.55     Document Type: Review

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