Refining the clinicopathological pattern of cerebral proliferative glomeruloid vasculopathy (Fowler syndrome): Report of 16 fetal cases

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 386-392

  Bessieres Grattagliano B ^a   Foliguet, B ^b   Devisme, L ^c   Loeuillet, L ^d   Marcorelles, P ^e   Bonniere M ^f   Laquerriere A ^g   Fallet Bianco, C ^h   Martinovic, J ^f   Zrelli, S ^f   Leticee, N ^f   Cayol, V ^f   Etchevers, H C ^f   Vekemans, M ^f,i   Attie Bitach, T ^f,i   Encha Razavi, F ^f,i  

^a Institut de Puericulture   (France)

^b Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

^c Centre de Biologie Pathologie   (France)

^d Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques

^e BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^g Hôpital de Rouen   (France)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral proliferative glomeruloid vasculopathy; Congenital malformation; Fetal akinesia deformation sequence; Fowler syndrome; Fowler like syndrome; Hydranencephaly; Hydrocephalus; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULOID VASCULOPATHY; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HYDRANENCEPHALY; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; LIMB DEFORMITY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SYNDROME;

EID: 70350622431     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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