Fetal constraint as a potential risk factor for craniosynostosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 394-400

  Sanchez Lara, Pedro A ^a   Carmichael, Suzan L ^b   Graham Jr , John M ^c   Lammer, Edward J ^d   Shaw, Gary M ^b,e   Ma, Chen ^b   Rasmussen, Sonja A ^f  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Calvarial morphogenesis; Craniosynostosis; Fetal constraint; Low birth weight; Macrosomia; Metopic synostosis; Plurality; Prolonged gestation; Sagittal synostosis; Skull deformation; Twinning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NULLIPARA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75449089291     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33246     Document Type: Article

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