Analysis of 88 adult patients referred for genetics evaluation

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-240

  Maves, Stephanie N ^b   Williams, Marc S ^a   Williams, Janet L ^b   Levonian, Peter J ^b   Josephson, Kevin D ^b  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Care of adults; Diagnosis; Dysmorphology; Mental retardation; Multiple congenital anomalies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CURRICULUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; OSTEODYSTROPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TEAMWORK; TERATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 34548061266     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30141     Document Type: Article

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