Esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula associated with coarctation of the aorta, CHARGE association, and DiGeorge syndrome: a case report and literature review
โ Scribed by Kyeong Deok Lee; Tadaharu Okazaki; Yoshifumi Kato; Geoffrey J. Lane; Atsuyuki Yamataka
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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We report on two new patients who had unilateral microphthalmia and esophageal atresia. A similar association was previously described in six patients. The accumulation of the eight affected patients provides further support for recognizing this association as a distinct syndrome. Am. J. Med. Genet.
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