Dorsal dimelia: Report of two cases with an emphasis on the variation of phenotypic expression and a search for candidate causative genes

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 715-720

  Al Qattan, M M ^a   Almazyad, M ^a   Shamseldin, H ^a   Alkuraya, F S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

dorsal dimelia; duplication; palmar nail

Indexed keywords

EN1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAND; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 78649955432     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193410378954     Document Type: Article

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