Linkage analysis in Rett syndrome families suggests that there may be a critical region at Xq28

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 997-1003

  Webb, T ^a   Clarke, A ^b   Hanefeld, F ^c   Pereira, J L ^d   Rosenbloom, L ^e   Woods, C G ^f  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Karolinska Hospital   (Sweden)

^e ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linkage analysis; Rett syndrome; Xq28

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME XQ; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0031784505     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.12.997     Document Type: Article

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