Genetic and epigenetic influences of twins on the pathogenesis of craniosynostosis: A meta-analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 945-954

  Lakin, Gregory E ^a   Sinkin, Jeremy C ^a   Chen, Rui ^a   Koltz, Peter F ^a   Girotto, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; REVIEW; TWINS;

CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DISEASES IN TWINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84859358230     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824422a8     Document Type: Article

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