A syndrome of severe mental retardation, spasticity, and tapetoretinal degeneration linked to chromosome 15q24

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1070-1076

  Mitchell, S J ^a   McHale, D P ^b,c   Campbell, D A ^b   Lench, N J ^b   Mueller, R F ^c   Bundey, S E ^a   Markham, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SYNDROME; TAPETORETINAL DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031961001     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301821     Document Type: Article

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