title: Orthognathic surgery and partial glossectomy in a patient with merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. lewjones@uab.edu
authors.forename: Lewis C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Waite
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000172:deficiency; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000601:surgery; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D024343:Open Bite / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods; D059229:Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus / Q000379:methods; D011378:Prognathism / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin