Evaluation of mental retardation: Recommendations of a consensus conference

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 468-477

  Curry, Cynthia J ^a   Stevenson, Roger E ^b   Aughton, David ^c   Byrne, Janice ^d   Carey, John C ^e   Cassidy, Suzanne ^f   Cunniff, Christopher ^l   Graham Jr , John M ^g   Jones, Marilyn C ^h   Kaback, Michael M ^h   Moeschler, John ⁱ   Schaefer, G Bradley ^j   Schwartz, Stuart ^f   Tarleton, Jack ^b   Opitz, John ^k  

^a Valley Children's Hospital Fresno County   (United States)

^b GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^k PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chromosome testing; Fragile X; Mental retardation; Metabolic testing; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FAMILY HISTORY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORGANIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL RETARDATION; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030862260     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19971112)72:4<468::AID-AJMG18>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Conference Paper

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