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Cardiac anomalies in Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome due to a novel FOXC1 mutation†‡

  1. Karen W. Gripp M.D.1,*,
  2. Elizabeth Hopkins1,
  3. Kim Jenny1,
  4. Deepika Thacker2,
  5. Jonathan Salvin3

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35697

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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Volume 161, Issue 1, pages 114–119, January 2013

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Gripp, K. W., Hopkins, E., Jenny, K., Thacker, D. and Salvin, J. (2013), Cardiac anomalies in Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome due to a novel FOXC1 mutation. Am. J. Med. Genet., 161: 114–119. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35697

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  1. 1

    Division of Medical Genetics, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware

  2. 2

    Department of Cardiology, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware

  3. 3

    Division of Ophthalmology, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware

*Division of Medical Genetics, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803.

  1. †

    How to Cite this Article: Gripp KW, Hopkins E, Jenny K, Thacker D, Salvin J. 2012. Cardiac anomalies in Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome due to a novel FOXC1 mutation. Am J Med Genet Part A 161A:114–119.

  2. ‡

    The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 JUL 2012

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