Perinatal lethal Gaucher's disease without prenatal complications

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-195

  Zay, A ^a   Choy, Francis Y M ^a   MacLeod, P ^a,b   Tan Dy, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Victoria General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 38349093333     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00941.x     Document Type: Letter

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