Meier-Gorlin (ear-patella-short stature) syndrome: Growth hormone deficiency and previously unrecognized findings [2]

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 137 A, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-341

  Faqeih, Eissa ^a   Sakati, Nadia ^a   Teebi, Ahmad S ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARAB; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; BONE AGE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LETTER; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MEIER GORLIN SYNDROME; MICROGNATHIA; MICROTIA; MIDFACE HYPOPLASIA; NAIL PATELLA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURITY; SHORT STATURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; EAR; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MICROGNATHISM; PATELLA; SYNDROME;

MICROTIA;

EID: 24344457990     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30899     Document Type: Letter

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