The deletion 9p syndrome is a well-recognized entity, with about 100 reported cases. Characteristic findings include trigonocephaly, upslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, anteverted nares, long philtrum, posteriorly angulated and poorly formed ears, excess of whorls on the fingers, and me
Absence of deletion at the SOX2 locus in a case of microphthalmia and esophageal atresia
✍ Scribed by Dominique Bonneau; Françoise Boussion; Catherine Lépinard; Florence Biquard; Philippe Descamps; Agnès Guichet
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 131A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4825
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