Hereditary congenital hypopigmented and hyperpigmented macules (Westerhof syndrome) in two siblings

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1399-1400

  Velez A ^a   Salido, R ^a   Amorrich Campos, V ^a   Garnacho Saucedo, G ^a   Alvarez Lopez M A ^a   Galan M ^a   Moreno Gimenez J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cutis tricolor; Tuberous sclerosis; Westerhof syndrome

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEREDITARY CONGENITAL HYPERPIGMENTED MACULE; HEREDITARY CONGENITAL HYPOPIGMENTED MACULE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LETTER; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; PEDIGREE; SYNDROME;

EID: 72649103227     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09428.x     Document Type: Letter

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