Genetic localisation of mental retardation with spastic diplegia to the pericentromeric region of the X chromosome: X inactivation in female carriers

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 284-287

  Martínez, Francisco ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^b   Millán, José Maria ^a   Fernández, Amparo ^c   Palau, Francisco ^a   Prieto, Félix ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b Hospital San Francesc de Borja   (Spain)

^c Hospital de la Marina Alta   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diplegia; Mental retardation; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME XP; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SPASTICITY; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0031978782     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.4.284     Document Type: Article

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