Tibial developmental field defect in valproic acid embryopathy: Report on three cases

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2805-2809

  Alessandri, J L ^a   Isidor, B ^b   David, A ^b   Martin Coignard, D ^c   Ghazouani, J ^a   Ramful, D ^a   Laville, J M ^a   Le Caignec, C ^d  

^a Service de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU MANS   (France)

^d L INSTITUT DU THORAX   (France)

Author keywords

Bifurcation of the femur; Tibial agenesis; Valproic acid; Valproic acid embryopathy

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EMBRYOPATHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETUS; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA APLASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TIBIA; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 78049270493     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33633     Document Type: Article

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