CFC index for the diagnosis of cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome
dc.contributor.author | Kavamura, Maria Ines [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Peres, Clovis de Araujo [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Alchorne, Maurício Mota de Avelar [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Brunoni, Decio [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-24T12:33:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-24T12:33:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002-09-15 | |
dc.description.abstract | Controversy exists concerning the delineation of cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFC). Many authors have attempted to establish syndrome traits for CFC, but to date none are pathognomonic or obligatory. We have created a clinical and objective method, called the CFC index, for CFC diagnosis. This method also differentiates CFC from Noonan syndrome and Costello syndrome, CFC's main differential diagnosis. We propose the use of the CFC index for the confirmation of CFC diagnosis and to differentiate CFC from other phenotypically similar genetic conditions, while molecular studies are still in progress. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc. | en |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Ctr Genet Med, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Dermatol, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Bioestat, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Ctr Genet Med, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Dermatol, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Bioestat, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.source | Web of Science | |
dc.format.extent | 12-16 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.10681 | |
dc.identifier.citation | American Journal of Medical Genetics. New York: Wiley-liss, v. 112, n. 1, p. 12-16, 2002. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/ajmg.10681 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0148-7299 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/26977 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000177684000003 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Journal of Medical Genetics | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.rights.license | http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html | |
dc.subject | multiple anomalies | en |
dc.subject | cardiopathy | en |
dc.subject | mental retardation | en |
dc.subject | ectodermal abnormalities nosology | en |
dc.subject | Noonan syndrome | en |
dc.subject | Costello syndrome | en |
dc.title | CFC index for the diagnosis of cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |