Overgrowth syndromes: From classical to new

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-394

  Visser, Remco ^a   Kant, Sarina G ^a   Wit, Jan M ^a   Breung, Martijn H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bannayan riley ruvalcaba syndrome; Beckwith weidemann syndrome; C type natriuretic peptide; Fragile X syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; Marfan syndrome; Simpsn golabi behmel syndrome; Solos syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE PRECURSOR C; PYRIDOXINE; RING FINGER PROTEIN; RING FINGER PROTEIN 135; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BANNAYAN RILEY RUVALCABA SYNDROME; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CATSHL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL CONTRACTURAL ARACHNODACTYLY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET RESTRICTION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUJAN FRYNS SYNDROME; MARFAN SYNDROME; MARFAN SYNDROME TYPE II; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEVO SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; OVERGROWTH SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIMPSON GOLABI BEHMEL SYNDROME; SOTOS SYNDROME; TALL STATURE; WEAVER SYNDROME;

GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 65549101501     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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