An illustrative case of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 839-842

  de Lima, Renata ^a   Iamada, Cristina Forti ^a   Silva, Luciana Oliveira ^a   de Mello, Maricilda Palandi ^a   Maciel Guerra, Andréa Trevas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

L ri Weill dyschondrosteosis; Madelung's deformity; Pseudoautosomal dominant inheritance; Short stature; SHOX gene

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN SHOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSSING OVER; DYSCHONDROSTEOSIS; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENEALOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEMIZYGOTE; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 62549136505     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008005000017     Document Type: Article

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