Precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartomas: Is there a pathogenetic relationship with Gardner syndrome?

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-247

  Itin, Peter H ^a   Heinimann, Karl ^b   Attenhofer, Michèle ^b   Boesch, Nemya ^b   De Lorenzo, Rosaria ^a   Trüb, Swantje ^a   Burger, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL TUMOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GARDNER SYNDROME; HAMARTOMA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPOMA; MALE; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRECALCANEAL CONGENITAL FIBROLIPOMATOUS HAMARTOMA; SKIN NODULE; SYMPTOM; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FOOT DISEASES; GARDNER SYNDROME; GENES, APC; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; LIPOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77950436633     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.0888     Document Type: Letter

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