Apert syndrome is a rare craniosynostosis syndrome with significant bilateral syndactyly of the hands and feet. Usually it is detected by ultrasonography during the third trimester unless there is a family history. We present an interesting sporadic case with features consistent with Apert syndrome
Prenatal molecular diagnosis for Apert syndrome
โ Scribed by H. Osada; J. Ishii; S. Sekiya
- Book ID
- 118531083
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7292
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