FRAXE mutation analysis in three Spanish families

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 434-440

  Carbonell, Pablo ^a,d   López, Isabel ^a   Gabarrón, Joaquina ^a   Bernabe M J ^a   Lucas, J M ^b   Guitart, Miriam ^c   Gabau, E ^c   Glover, Guillermo ^a  

^a Centro de Bioquímica y Genética Clínica   (Spain)

^b Hospital Los Arcos S de la Ribera   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^d Centro Bioquimica y Genetica Clinica   (Spain)

Author keywords

fragile site; FRAXE; X linked mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOME FRAGILITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SPAIN; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029973867     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<434::AID-AJMG40>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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