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01-06-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Atrioventricular Canal Defect as a Sign of Laterality Defect in Ellis-van Creveld and Polydactyly Syndromes With Ciliary and Hedgehog Signaling Dysfunction

Authors: M. Cristina Digilio, Bruno Dallapiccola, Bruno Marino

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 5/2012

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Title: Atrioventricular Canal Defect as a Sign of Laterality Defect in Ellis-van Creveld and Polydactyly Syndromes With Ciliary and Hedgehog Signaling Dysfunction
Authors: M. Cristina Digilio
Bruno Dallapiccola
Bruno Marino
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0270-3

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