Brainstem anomalies in two patients affected by congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 706-709

  Bachetti, Tiziana ^a   Robbiano, Angela ^a   Parodi, Sara ^a   Matera, Ivana ^a,b   Merello, Elisa ^a   Capra, Valeria ^a   Baglietto, Maria Pia ^a   Rossi, Andrea ^a   Ceccherini, Isabella ^a   Ottonello, Giancarlo ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari I malformation; PHOX2B; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ALANINE;

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PAIRED MESODERM HOMEOBOX 2 B GENE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33748681690     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200602-266CR     Document Type: Article

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