Anatomic and etiological classification of congenital limb deficiencies

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1225-1235

  Gold, Nina B ^a,b   Westgate, Marie Noel ^a,b   Holmes, Lewis B ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Congenital anomalies; Limb reduction defect

Indexed keywords

AMNION BAND SYNDROME; ARM MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MALFORMATION; LIMB ABSENCE; LIMB DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENESIS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MASSACHUSETTS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79956198999     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33999     Document Type: Article

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