Wolfram syndrome. Clinical and genetic study in two families;Síndrome de Wolfram. Estudio clínico y genético en dos familias

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-57

  Lou Frances, G ^a   Soto De Ruiz, S ^a   Lopez Madrazo Hernandez M J ^a   Macipe Costa, R ^a   Rodriguez Rigual M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

WFS1 gene; Wofram syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT VARIABLE; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSANGUINITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EXON; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOACUSIS; MALE; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; VISUAL DISORDER; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 38349026601     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13114472     Document Type: Article

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