Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES)

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Leon Mateos, Alvaro ^a,b,c   Ginarte, Manuel ^a,b   Ruiz Ponte, Clara ^a,b   Carracedo, Angel ^a,b   Toribio, Jaime ^a,b  

^a POVISA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN FOXL2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS PTOSIS EPICANTHUS INVERSUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; TELECANTHUS;

ADULT; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; MUTATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 33845977035     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03066.x     Document Type: Article

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