Phenotypic heterogeneity of growth and psychometric intelligence in Prader-Willi syndrome: Variable expression of a contiguous gene syndrome or parent-child resemblance?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 298-304

  Malich, Siegrun ^a   Largo, Remo H ^a   Schinzel, Albert ^a   Molinari, Luciano ^a   Eiholzer, Urs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Foundation Growth Puberty Adolescence Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Expression of contiguous gene syndrome; Growth; Parent child resemblance; Phenotypic variability; Prader Willi syndrome; Psychometric intelligence; Trait variance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROWTH; HUMAN; INTELLECT; MALE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034709265     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000410)91:4<298::AID-AJMG11>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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