Causes of death and autopsy findings in a large study cohort of individuals with Cornelia de Lange syndrome and review of the literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3007-3024

  Schrier, Samantha A ^a   Sherer, Ilana ^a   Deardorff, Matthew A ^a,b   Clark, Dinah ^a   Audette, Lynn ^c   Gillis, Lynette ^d   Kline, Antonie D ^e   Ernst, Linda ^a,b   Loomes, Kathleen ^a   Krantz, Ian D ^a,b   Jackson, Laird G ^f  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Clinical Advisory Board   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Harvey Institute of Human Genetics   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Brachmann de Lange syndrome; Causes of death; CdLS; Cornelia de Lange syndrome; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DE LANGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81955161806     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34329     Document Type: Article

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