Difficulties in the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis-1 in children

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 422-426

  Stoll, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENTIGO; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1;

EID: 4243225117     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10655     Document Type: Note

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