FRAXA and FRAXE: The results of a five year survey

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 415-421

  Youings, Sheila A ^a   Murray, Anna ^a   Dennis, Nick ^b   Ennis, Sarah ^b   Lewis, Catherine ^a   McKechnie, Nicky ^a   Pound, Michelle ^a   Sharrock, Andrea ^a   Jacobs, Patricia ^a,b  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FRAX syndromes; Incidence; Intermediate alleles; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034130169     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.6.415     Document Type: Article

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