A large-scale diagnostic programme for the fragile X syndrome among the mentally retarded. I. An epidemiological survey;Een grootschalig diagnostisch programma voor her fragiele-X-syndroom onder verstandelijk gehandicapten. I. Een epidemiologisch onderzoek

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 142, Issue 29, 1998, Pages 1666-1671

  De Vries, L B A ^a   Van Den Ouweland, A M W ^a,b   Mohkamsing, S ^a   Sandkuijl, L A ^a,b   Oostra, B A ^a,b   Niermeijer, M F ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Moleculair Genetici ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032543791     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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