Molecular-clinical correlations in males with an expanded FMR1 mutation

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 388-394

  Merenstein, Scott A ^a   Sobesky, William E ^a,b   Taylor, Annette K ^c   Riddle, Jeannette E ^a   Tran, Hieu X ^a   Hagerman, Randi J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Kimball Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

amplification size; FMR protein; FMR1 gene; fragile X syndrome; methylation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSAICISM; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA METHYLATION; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSAICISM; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0029895568     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<388::AID-AJMG31>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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