Central ray deficiency with extensive syndactyly: A dilemma for classification

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-43

  Elliott, Alison M ^a,b   Reed, M H ^a   Evans, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central ray deficiency; Classification; Cleft hand; Limb; Split Hand Foot Malformation (SHFM); Syndactyly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECTRODACTYLY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NEWBORN; PHALANX; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYNDACTYLY;

FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; GENETIC SCREENING; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANITOBA; PHENOTYPE; SYNDACTYLY;

EID: 64249122720     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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