Hair whorls and handedness: Informative phenotypic markers in nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NS CL/P) cases and their unaffected relatives

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 136 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-161

  Scott, Nicole M ^a   Weinberg, Seth M ^a   Neiswanger, Katherine ^a   Brandon, Carla A ^a   Marazita, Mary L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family studies; Laterality; Non right handedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 22044444688     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30806     Document Type: Article

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