Family study of the inheritance of pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1699-1703

  Creswick, Heather A ^a   Stacey, Michael W ^a   Kelly Jr , Robert E ^a   Gustin, Tina ^a   Nuss, Donald ^a   Harvey, Helen ^a   Goretsky, Michael J ^a   Vasser, Ellen ^a   Welch, J Camille ^a   Mitchell, Karen ^a   Proud, Virginia K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Family study; Inheritance; Pectus excavatum; Pedigree

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FUNNEL CHEST; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH ARCHED PALATE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MYOPIA; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; SCOLIOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENES, X-LINKED; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 33748983986     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.071     Document Type: Article

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