Molecular and cellular genetics of fragile X syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-24

  Kaufmann, Walter E ^a,c   Reiss, Allan L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0033525036     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990205)88:1<11::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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