A neuropsychological-genetic profile of atypical cri du chat syndrome: Implications for prognosis

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 567-570

  Cornish, K M ^a   Cross, G ^b   Green, A ^c   Willatt, L ^d   Bradshaw, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5p15; Cri du chat syndrome; Neuropsychological genetic profile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CAT CRY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5P; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; CRI-DU-CHAT SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; KARYOTYPING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEDIGREE; PROGNOSIS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033006169     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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