Alström syndrome: clinical and genetic features, and a diagnostic guide to foresee complications;Presentación de un caso con síndrome de Alström: aspectos clínicos, moleculares y guías diagnósticas y anticipatorias

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 131, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 741-746

  Mendioroz, Jacobo ^a   Bermejo, Eva ^a   Marshall, Jan D ^b   Naggert, Jürgen K ^b   Collin, Gayle B ^b   Martínez Frías, María Luisa ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alstr m syndrome; Molecular diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALSTROM SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 63349083872     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(08)75490-3     Document Type: Article

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