Research on behavioral phenotypes: Velocardiofacial syndrome (deletion 22q11.2)

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 422-427

  Wang, Paul P ^a   Woodin, Michael F ^b   Kreps Falk, Rachel ^b   Moss, Edward M ^a  

^a Children's Seashore House   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROANATOMY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034037817     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000785     Document Type: Review

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