An effective strategy of using molecular testing to screen mentally retarded individuals for fragile X syndrome

Diagnostic Molecular Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-40

  Tzeng, Ching Cherng ^a,d   Lin, Shio Jean ^a   Chen, Yung Jung ^a   Kuo, Pao Lin ^a   Jong, Yuh Jyh ^b   Tsai, Li Ping ^c   Chen, Robert M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei Munic Women/Children Hosp   (Taiwan)

^d Chi Mei Foundation Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood spot; FMR1; Fragile X syndrome; Nonradioactive; PCR; Southern blot analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035123082     PISSN: 10529551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019606-200103000-00006     Document Type: Article

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