Frequency of Fra X syndrome among institutionalized mentally retarded males in Poland

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 184-186

  Mazurczak, Tadeusz ^a   Bocian, Ewa ^a   Milewski, Michal ^a   Obersztyn, Ewa ^a   Stańczak, Halina ^a   Bal, Jerzy ^a   Szamotulska, Katarzyna ^a   Karwacki, Marek W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

Author keywords

cytogenetics; fra X syndrome; mental retardation; molecular studies; prevalence

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLAND; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUTATION; POLAND; PREVALENCE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0029893264     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<184::AID-AJMG32>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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