Update on the clinical features and natural history of Wolf-Hirschhorn (4p-) syndrome: Experience with 87 patients and recommendations for routine health supervision

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 246-251

  Battaglia, Agatino ^a,b,c,d   Filippi, Tiziana ^e   Carey, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Clinical Dysmorphology Unit

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^e Stella Maris Clinical Research Institute for Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry ^*

Author keywords

Anticipatory guidance; Del (4p) syndrome; Health maintenance; Health supervision; Monosomy 4p; Wolf Hirschhorn syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CYTOGENETICS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GESTATION PERIOD; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEARING LOSS; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROCEPHALY; MONOSOMY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SHORT STATURE; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TOOTH DISEASE; TRISOMY; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; WOLF-HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

EID: 55949113926     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30187     Document Type: Article

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