Vertically transmitted hypoplasia of the abdominal wall musculature

Clinical Dysmorphology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-10

  Chan, Yuin Chew ^a   Bird, Lynne M ^a,b,c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscle; Hypoplasia; Prune belly; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ABDOMINAL WALL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; INFANT; PATHOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL WALL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME;

EID: 2442635539     PISSN: 09628827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019605-200401000-00002     Document Type: Article

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