Physical characteristics of young boys with fragile X syndrome: Reasons for difficulties in making a diagnosis in young males

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 229-236

  Lachiewicz, Ave M ^a   Dawson, Deborah V ^b   Spiridigliozzi, Gail A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragile X syndrome; Physical characteristics; Prepubertal boys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALLUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EAR INFECTION; FACE; FAMILY HISTORY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GAZE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON REFLEX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0034608670     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000605)92:4<229::AID-AJMG1>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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