A novel mutation in the IRF6 gene associated with facial asymmetry in a family affected with Van der Woude Syndrome

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 768-770

  Miñones Suárez, Lorena ^a,c   Mas Vidal, Alberto ^b   Fernandez Toral, Joaquin ^a   Llano Rivas, Isabel ^a   González García, Manuel ^c  

^a Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics   (Spain)

^b Departments of Dermatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; INTERFERON REGULATION FACTOR 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CYTOGENETICS; EXON; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPODONTIA; INCISOR; INFANT; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAN DER WOUDE SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CYSTS; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTORS; LIP; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; TWINS;

EID: 84868207835     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01575.x     Document Type: Article

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