Fanconi's anemia in monozygotic twins

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 859-861

  D'Souza, Fulton ^a   Usha, M K ^a   Subba Rao, S D ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fanconi's anemia; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; OXYMETHOLONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPISTAXIS; FANCONI ANEMIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MYCOSIS; PANCYTOPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOLID TUMOR; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; GENETICS;

CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FANCONI ANEMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 35848951607     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0154-3     Document Type: Article

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