Mapping of a gene (MRXS9) for X-linked mental retardation, microcephaly, and variably short stature to Xq12-q21.31

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-299

  Shrimpton, Antony E ^a,b   Daly, Kathleen M ^a   Hoo, Joe J ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Microcephaly; MRXS9; Short stature; X linked mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROCEPHALY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033612145     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990528)84:3<293::AID-AJMG26>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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