Genetic localisation of MRX27 to Xq24-26 defines another discrete gene for non-specific X-linked mental retardation

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-124

  Gedeon, A K ^a,b   Glass, I A ^c   Connor, J M ^a,b   Mulley, J C ^a,d  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

linkage; MRX27; X linked mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME XQ; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029951977     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<121::AID-AJMG20>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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