Rethinking the fate of males with mutations in the gene that causes Rett syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Schanen, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Male; Methyl CpG binding protein 2 gene; Rett syndrome; X linked mental retardation

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN DISEASE; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LETHALITY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; RETT SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME DOMINANT DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENES, LETHAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME; SEX FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0035197406     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00340-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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