Pentasomy 49,XXXXY associated with a Chiari type 1 malformation and cervical syrinx

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-49

  Raven, Ramin ^a   Bingham, Peter M ^a   Graupman, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation; Pentasomy 49,XXXXY; Syrinx

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CRANIECTOMY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MEIOSIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TONSIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 33845910104     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097526     Document Type: Article

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