Genetic abnormalities in Prader-Willi syndrome and lessons from mouse models

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 88, Issue 433, 1999, Pages 99-104

  Nicholls, R D ^a   Ohta, T ^a   Gray, T A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Failure to thrive; Genomic imprinting; Polycistronic; Postnatal growth; Prader Willi syndrome; Transgenic mouse model; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CISTRON; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH REGULATION; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ANGELMAN SYNDROME; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MICE; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033429198     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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