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March 1973, Vol 125, No. 3 >
Article | March 1973

Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Familial Dysautonomia FREE

Felicia B. Axelrod, MD; Joseph Dancis, MD
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Received for publication July 12, 1972; accepted Nov 30.

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Am J Dis Child. 1973;125(3):379-380. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1973.04160030051009.
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Birth weights of infants born at term with familial dysautonomia are significantly less than those of the general population and of their unaffected siblings. This fact suggests that intrauterine growth retardation is an expression of the neurological disorder.

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Brunt PW, McKusick VA:  Familial dysautonomia: A report of genetic and clinical studies, with a review of the literature . Medicine 49:343-374, 1970;.
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Hellman L, Pritchard J: William's Obstetrics . New York, Appleton Century Crofts, 1971;, p 203.
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Hui F, Smith A:  Regeneration of the amputated amphibian limb: Retardation by hemicholinium-3 . Science 170:1313-1314, 1970;.
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Dancis J, Smith AA:  Current concepts: Familial dysautonomia . New Engl J Med 274:207-209, 1966;.
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Pearson J, Budzilovich G, Finegold MJ:  Sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction: The nervous system in familial dysautonomia . Neurology 21:486-493, 1971;.
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Aguayo AJ, Nair CPV, Bray GM:  Peripheral nerve abnormalities in the Riley-Day syndrome . Arch Neurol 24:106-116, 1971;.

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1 +
Brunt PW, McKusick VA:  Familial dysautonomia: A report of genetic and clinical studies, with a review of the literature . Medicine 49:343-374, 1970;.
2 +
Hellman L, Pritchard J: William's Obstetrics . New York, Appleton Century Crofts, 1971;, p 203.
3 +
Hui F, Smith A:  Regeneration of the amputated amphibian limb: Retardation by hemicholinium-3 . Science 170:1313-1314, 1970;.
4 +
Dancis J, Smith AA:  Current concepts: Familial dysautonomia . New Engl J Med 274:207-209, 1966;.
5 +
Pearson J, Budzilovich G, Finegold MJ:  Sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction: The nervous system in familial dysautonomia . Neurology 21:486-493, 1971;.
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Aguayo AJ, Nair CPV, Bray GM:  Peripheral nerve abnormalities in the Riley-Day syndrome . Arch Neurol 24:106-116, 1971;.

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