Elements of morphology: Standard terminology for the hands and feet

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-127

  Biesecker, Leslie G ^a   Aase, Jon M ^b   Clericuzio, Carol ^b   Gurrieri, Fiorella ^c   Karen Temple, I ^d   Toriello, Helga ^e  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anthropometry; Congenital abnormalities; Congenital limb deformities; Dermatoglyphics; Feet; Hands; Malformed nails; Nails; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAMPTODACTYLY; CLINODACTYLY; CLUBFOOT; DERMATOGLYPHICS; HAMMER TOE; HUMAN; LIMB MALFORMATION; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDACTYLY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; FOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; NAILS; NAILS, MALFORMED; PHENOTYPE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 58549116923     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32596     Document Type: Article

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