VATER/VACTERL association: Evidence for the role of genetic factors

Molecular Syndromology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 16-19

  Reutter, H ^a,b   Ludwig, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal models; Candidate genes; Multiplex families; Twin studies; VATER VACTERL association

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME VATER; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 84874094556     PISSN: 16618769     EISSN: 16618777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345300     Document Type: Article

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