Tibial developmental field defect is the most common lower limb malformation pattern in VACTERL association

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1259-1266

  Castori, Marco ^a   Rinaldi, Rosanna ^a   Cappellacci, Sandra ^a   Grammatico, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blastogenesis; Developmental field defect; Homology; Tibial hypo agenesis; VACTERL; VATER

Indexed keywords

ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUBFOOT; DEXTROCARDIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL TIBIA APLASIA; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; KIDNEY AGENESIS; LEG MALFORMATION; MALE; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME VACTERL; TIBIA; TIBIAL DEVELOPMENTAL FIELD DEFECT; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAND; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; TIBIA;

EID: 43049121724     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32288     Document Type: Article

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