Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome and the 4p-related syndromes

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

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-243

  Battaglia, Agatino ^a,b,c,d   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)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME 4P RELATED SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONOSOMY; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME; WOLF-HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

EID: 55949136688     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30189     Document Type: Editorial

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