Trinucleotide CGG repeat in the FMR1 gene in chinese mentally retarded patients

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-183

  Pang, C P ^a,e   Poon, Priscilla M K ^a   Chen, Qian L ^f   Lai, Kelly Y C ^f   Yin, Chang H ^a   Zhao, Zheng ^a   Zhong, Nan ^b   Lau, C H ^c   Lam, Stephen T S ^d   Wong, Chung K ^f   Brown, W Ted ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Chinese; FMR1 gene; Mentally retarded patients

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

CHINA; DNA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0033612245     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990528)84:3<179::AID-AJMG1>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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