Gillespie syndrome: Additional findings and parental consanguinity

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-93

  Luquetti, Daniela Varela ^a   Oliveira Sobrinho, Ruy Pires ^a   Gil Da Silva Lopes, Vera Lúcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aniridia; Cerebellar ataxia; Digital abnormalities; Gillespie syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EYE MALFORMATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GENETIC DISORDER; GILLESPIE SYNDROME; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANIRIDIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SYNDROME; TOE PHALANGES;

EID: 34250221172     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13816810701209495     Document Type: Article

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