Genomic imprinting: Concept and clinical consequences

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-11

  Mannens, Marcel ^a   Alders, Mariëlle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome; Genomic imprinting; Prader Willi syndrome; Silver Russell syndrome; Tumour development; Turner's syndrome; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SILVER RUSSELL SYNDROME; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0032972426     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899909019258     Document Type: Review

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