Confirmation of genetic homogeneity of syndactyly type IV and triphalangeal thumb-polysyndactyly syndrome in a Chinese family and review of the literature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1467-1473

  Dai, Limeng ^a   Guo, Hong ^a   Meng, Hui ^a   Zhang, Kun ^a   Hu, Hua ^a   Yao, Hong ^a   Bai, Yun ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Syndactyly type IV; Triphalangeal thumb polysyndactyly syndrome; ZRS

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; PEDIGREE; POLYDACTYLY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SYNDACTYLY; SYNDACTYLY TYPE IV; THUMB; TOE; TRIPHALANGEAL THUMB POLYSYNDACTYLY SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CHINA; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYDACTYLY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNDACTYLY; SYNDROME; TOES;

EID: 84886798369     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2071-y     Document Type: Article

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