Brachydactyly type B1: Report of a family with de novo ROR2 mutation [6]

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 538-540

  Hamamy, Hanan ^a   Saleh, N ^a   Oldridge, M ^b   Al Hadidy, A ^c   Ajlouni, K ^a  

^a National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics Jordan   (Jordan)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE ROR2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRACHYDACTYLY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEREDITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBINOW SYNDROME; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ADULT; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 33750983968     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00719.x     Document Type: Letter

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