X chromosome inactivation and X-linked mental retardation

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Willard, Huntington F ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aneuploidy; functional disomy; mental retardation; X chromosome; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION X; DISOMY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029949942     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<21::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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