The spectrum of congenital anomalies of the VATER association: an international study.

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Published in Am J Med Genet on July 11, 1997

Authors

L D Botto1, M J Khoury, P Mastroiacovo, E E Castilla, C A Moore, R Skjaerven, O M Mutchinick, B Borman, G Cocchi, A E Czeizel, J Goujard, L M Irgens, P A Lancaster, M L Martínez-Frías, P Merlob, A Ruusinen, C Stoll, Y Sumiyoshi

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Clinical and Genetic Studies of VACTERL Association | NCT00766571

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