CGG repeat interruptions in the FMR1 gene in patients with infantile autism

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 649-653

  Poon, Priscilla M K ^a   Chen, Qian L ^a   Lai, Kelly Y C ^a   Wong, Chung Kwong ^a   Pang, Chi Pui ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

AGG; Autism; CGG repeat; Chinese

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANTILE AUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DNA PRIMERS; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0031697646     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.1998.115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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