## To the Editor: The Opitz or BBBG syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by facial anomalies and multiple congenital abnormalities. Recent evidence would suggest that the Opitz and BBB syndromes form a spectrum of the same condition Verloes et al., 19891 and it has been sugges
Platelet dysfunction in a patient with the Opitz (BBBG) syndrome
β Scribed by Kapoor, Rohit ;Rodgers, George M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 316 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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