Novel association of VACTERL, neural tube defect and crossed renal ectopia - Sonic hedgehog signaling: A point of coherence?

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 211-215

  Vaze, Dhananjay ^a   Mahalik, Santosh ^a   Rao, Katragadda L N ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Crossed renal ectopia; Neural tube defect; Sonic hedgehog; VACTERL

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNDROME VATER;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANAL CANAL; ESOPHAGUS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINE; TRACHEA;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 84870155568     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2011.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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