Variable expressivity of congenital longitudinal radial deficiency and spinal dysraphism in monozygotic twins

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 390-392

  Leblebicioǧlu, Gürsel ^a   Balci, Sevim ^a   Üzümcügil, Akin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Monozygotic twins; Radial agenesis; Spina bifida; Variable expression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PLACENTA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIUS; SPINA BIFIDA; THUMB MALFORMATION;

HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIUS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 31344461330     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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