Apert syndrome (AS) is clinically characterized by typical facial features and symmetrical syndactyly of the digits. AS is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Recently, a fibroblast growth factor receptors 2 (FGFR2) mutation, either C934G or C937G, was identified in exon IIIa. Our report docum
Prenatal fetoscopic diagnosis of the Apert syndrome
โ Scribed by Leonard, Claire O. ;Daikoku, Norman H. ;Winn, Kevin ;Opitz, John M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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