Prevalence of scoliosis in Williams-Beuren syndrome patients treated at a regional reference center
OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the prevalence of scoliosis and the patterns of scoliotic curves in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome. Williams-Beuren syndrome is caused by a chromosome 7q11.23 deletion in a region containing 28 genes, with the gene encoding elastin situated approximately at the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000700452&lng=en&tlng=en |