Point mutation analysis of the FMR-1 gene in autism

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-231

  Vincent, J B ^a,f   Konecki, D S ^b   Munstermann, E ^b   Bolton, P ^c,e   Poustka, A ^b   Poustka, F ^d   Gurling, H M D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASO analysis; Association; Autism; FMR 1; Genetic; Intronic; Polymorphism; Sequencing; SSCP

Indexed keywords

FMR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0030180314     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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