Localization of two X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) genes to Xp: MRX37 gene at Xp22.31-p22.32 and a putative MRX gene on Xp22.11-p22.2

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Bar David, Shirly ^a   Lerer, Israela ^a   Sarfaty, Chava Kimchi ^a   Kohan, Zully Gelman ^b   Meiner, Vardiella ^a   Zlotogora, Joel ^a   Abeliovich, Dvorah ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fra(X)B; MRX genes; MRX37; X inactivation; Xp22

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CHROMOSOME XP; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029893262     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<83::AID-AJMG15>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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