Progress in the understanding of the genetic etiology of vertebral segmentation disorders in humans

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1151, Issue , 2009, Pages 38-67

  Giampietro, Philip F ^a   Dunwoodie, Sally L ^b   Kusumi, Kenro ^c   Pourquié, Olivier ^d,e   Tassy, Olivier ^e   Offiah, Amaka C ^f   Cornier, Alberto S ^g,h   Alman, Benjamin A ⁱ   Blank, Robert D ^j   Raggio, Cathleen L ^k   Glurich, Ingrid ^a   Turnpenny, Peter D ^l  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^f GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^h University of Toronto ^*  (Puerto Rico)

ⁱ HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^k HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^l ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Agagille syndrome; Array based CGH; CHARGE syndrome; Congenital scoliosis; Congenital vertebral malformation; DLL3, Wnt3A; ICVAS; Jarcho Levin syndrome; Klippel Feil syndrome; SLC35A3; Spondylothoracic dysostosis; T(Brachyury); Tbx6; Teratogens; VACTERL

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR;

AICARDI SYNDROME; ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ATELOSTEOGENESIS TYPE III; CAFFEY DISEASE; CAMPTOMELIC DYSPLASIA; CASAMASSIMA MORTON NANCE DISEASE; CASAMASSIMA MORTON NANCE SYNDROME; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CURRARINO SYNDROME; DE LA CHAPELLE DYSPLASIA; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSSPONDYLOCHONDROMATOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FRYNS SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; GOLDENHAR SYNDROME; HEREDITY; HOLMES SCHIMKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCONTINENTIA PIGMENTI; JARCHO LEVIN SYNDROME; KABUKI MAKEUP SYNDROME; KBG SYNDROME; KLIPPEL FEIL SYNDROME; LARSEN SYNDROME; LFNG GENE; LOWER MESODERMAL AGENESIS; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MCKUSICK KAUFMAN SYNDROME; MESP2 GENE; NAGER ACROFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; NONHUMAN; OMPHALOCELE EXSTROPHY IMPERFORATE ANUS SPINAL DEFECT; OSSIFYING MYOSITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHAVER SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; RAPADILINO SYNDROME; REVIEW; ROBINOW SYNDROME; ROKITANSKY SEQUENCE; ROLLAND DESBUQUOIS SYNDROME; SCOLIOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMPSON GOLABI BEHMEL SYNDROME; SIRENOMELIA; SKULL MALFORMATION; SPONDYLOCARPOTARSAL SYNOTOSIS; SYNDROME CHARGE; SYNDROME MURCS; SYNDROME VATER; THAKKER DONNAI SYNDROME; THORAX MALFORMATION; TORIELLO SYNDROME; URIOSTE SYNDROME; VERLOOVE VANHORICK SYNDROME; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; WEBBED NECK; WILDERVANCK SYNDROME TYPE 1; ZIMMER SYNDROME;

EID: 58149153115     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03452.x     Document Type: Review

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