Norman-Roberts syndrome: Characterization of the phenotype in early fetal life

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 568-572

  Natacci, Federica ^a   Bedeschi, Maria Francesca ^a   Righini, Andrea ^b   Inverardi, Francesca ^c   Rizzuti, Tommaso ^a   Boschetto, Chiara ^a   Triulzi, Fabio ^b   Spreafico, Roberto ^c   Frassoni, Carolina ^c   Lalatta, Faustina ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microcephaly; Norman roberts syndrome; Prenatal diagnosis; Rare disease

Indexed keywords

AGYRIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS KARYOTYPING; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; MILLER DIEKER SYNDROME; NORMAN ROBERTS SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; BRAIN; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCEPHALY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34347258112     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1728     Document Type: Article

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