MEHMO (mental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and -genitalism, microcephaly, obesity), a novel syndrome: Assignment of disease locus to Xp21.1-p22.13

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-206

  Steinmüller, Rolf ^a   Steinberger, Daniela ^a   Müller, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Humangenetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hypogonadism; Microcephaly; Obesity; X chromosome; X linked mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME XP; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031845305     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200180     Document Type: Article

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