Keutel syndrome with overlapping features of cutis laxa: A new variant [3]

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1487-1489

  Nanda, Arti ^a,c   Anim, Jehoram T ^b   Al Gareeb, Meshal ^a   Alsaleh, Qasem A ^a  

^a As'ad Al Hamad Dermatology Center   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTIS LAXA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KEUTEL SYNDROME; LETTER; MGP GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING;

BONE AND BONES; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUTIS LAXA; EAR; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33745600164     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31234     Document Type: Letter

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