Fragile X mutation and FG syndrome-like phenotype

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 395-398

  Piussan, Ch ^a   Mathieu, M ^a   Berquin, P ^a   Fryns, J P ^b  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FG syndrome; fragile X; hypotonia; macrocephaly; X linked mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SYNDROME; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0030013574     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<395::AID-AJMG32>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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