Growth curves of Egyptian patients with Turner syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2687-2691

  El Bassyouni, Hala T ^a   Afifi, Hanan H ^a   Aglan, Mona S ^a   Mahmoud, Wael M ^a   Zaki, Moushira E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egyptians; Growth curves, short stature; Karyotype; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EGYPT; GROWTH CURVE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 45,X; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSAICISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; TURNER SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867879773     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35518     Document Type: Article

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