Gastrointestinal phenotype of ATR-X syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1172-1176

  Martucciello, Giuseppe ^a   Lombardi, Laura ^a   Savasta, Salvatore ^a   Gibbons, Richard J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATR X syndrome; Enteric nervous system (ENS); Gastric pseudo volvulus; Gastro esophageal reflux (GER); Hirschsprung disease (HD)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; ATRX GENE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACE DYSMORPHIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENE; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DISEASES IN TWINS; DNA HELICASES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33744803518     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31248     Document Type: Article

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