Angelman syndrome assessed by neurological and molecular cytogenetic investigations

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Hou, Jia Woei ^a   Wang, Pen Jung ^a   Wang, Tso Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME G BAND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031046903     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(96)00264-0     Document Type: Article

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