Molecular-intelligence correlations in young fragile X males with a mild CGG repeat expansion in the FMR1 gene

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 274-277

  Steyaert, Jean ^b   Borghgraef, Martine ^a   Legius, Eric ^a   Fryns, Jean Pierre ^a,c  

^a University Hospital Gasthuisberg   (Belgium)

^b Clinical Genetics Center   (Netherlands)

^c CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FMR1 gene; fragile X syndrome; high functioning males; methylation

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0029896680     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<274::AID-AJMG8>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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