No mutations in the coding region of the Rett syndrome gene MECP2 in 59 autistic patients

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 556-558

  Vourc'h, Patrick ^a   Bienvenu, Thierry ^b   Beldjord, Cherif ^b   Chelly, Jamel ^b   Barthélémy, Catherine ^a   Müh, Jean Pierre ^a   Andres, Christian ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

Author keywords

Autism; DGGE analysis; MECP2 gene; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SAMPLE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034865096     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200660     Document Type: Article

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