The fragile X syndrome: Bridging the gap from gene to behavior

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 443-449

  Eliez, Stephan ^a   Feinstein, Carl ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GUANINE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034884156     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-200109000-00004     Document Type: Review

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