Neuropathology of holoprosencephaly

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-119

  Marcorelles, Pascale ^a   Laquerriere, Annie ^b  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Aprosencephaly atelencephaly; Central nervous system pathology; Eye pathology; Holoprosencephaly spectrum; Mild forms; Syntelencephaly

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN COMMISSURE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; EXENCEPHALY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MYELOCYSTOCELE; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEURULATION; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

BRAIN; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EYE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 76149089869     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30249     Document Type: Review

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