1. The Helena syndromes.
- Author
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Neri G
- Subjects
- Abnormalities, Multiple history, Face abnormalities, Fetal Macrosomia genetics, Fetal Macrosomia history, Genetic Diseases, X-Linked genetics, Genetic Diseases, X-Linked history, Genetics, Medical history, Heart Defects, Congenital genetics, Heart Defects, Congenital history, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Humans, Kidney abnormalities, Montana, Skin Abnormalities genetics, Skin Abnormalities history, Syndrome, Abnormalities, Multiple genetics
- Abstract
The author gives a personal account on how he was introduced to the field of clinical genetics as a student of John Opitz in Helena, MT. That process was facilitated by the study of several malformation syndromes. Particularly instructive were the approaches to the cardio-facio-cutaneous, the Perlman, and the FG syndrome. These three conditions are briefly revisited with a critical perspective, made possible by the elapse of 20 years, since the time when the author became acquainted with them.
- Published
- 2006
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