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

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, 00165, Rome, Italy

    M. Cristina Digilio & Bruno Dallapiccola

  2. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy

    Bruno Marino

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Digilio, M.C., Dallapiccola, B. & Marino, B. Atrioventricular Canal Defect as a Sign of Laterality Defect in Ellis-van Creveld and Polydactyly Syndromes With Ciliary and Hedgehog Signaling Dysfunction. Pediatr Cardiol 33, 874–875 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0270-3

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