Megacystis, megacolon, and malrotation: A new syndromic association?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1798-1802

  Pini Prato, A ^a   Rossi, V ^a,b   Fiore, M ^a   Avanzini, S ^a   Mattioli, G ^a,b   Sanfilippo, F ^a   Michelazzi, A ^a   Borghini, S ^a,b   Disma, N ^a   Montobbio, G ^a   Barabino, A ^a   Nozza, P ^a   Ceccherini, I ^a   Gimelli, S ^a   Jasonni, V ^a,b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction; CIPO; Duplication; IND; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Malrotation; Megacolon; Megacystis; New syndrome; NXPH4

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE MALROTATION; MEGABLADDER; MEGACOLON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NXPH4 GENE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNDROME; UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DUODENUM; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; MEGACOLON; SYNDROME; TORSION ABNORMALITY; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 79960560948     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34119     Document Type: Article

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