Numerical syndromology: a mathematical approach to the nosology of complex phenotypes.

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Numerical syndromology: a mathematical approach to the nosology of complex phenotypes.

American journal of medical genetics - 13 Feb 1995

Verloes A

Abstract excerpt

Numerical taxonomy is defined by Sneath and Sokal as the grouping of taxonomic units on the basis of their character states by numerical methods of multivariate data analysis, and syndromology as the study of multiple congenital anomaly (MCA) syndromes and of their nosology. We present here an ap...

Topics

Abnormalities, Multiple
Cluster Analysis
Female
Holoprosencephaly
Humans
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Orofaciodigital Syndromes
Phenotype
Polydactyly
Syndrome

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