MeCP2 mutations in children with and without the phenotype of Rett syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1486-1495

  Hoffbuhr, K ^a   Devaney, J M ^b   LaFleur, B ^a   Sirianni, N ^a   Scacheri, C ^a   Giron, J ^a   Schuette, J ^c   Innis, J ⁱ   Marino, M ^b   Philippart, M ^d   Narayanan, V ^e   Umansky, R ^f   Kronn, D ^g   Hoffman, Eric P ^a   Naidu, S ^h  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRANSGENOMIC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^g NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0035849529     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.11.1486     Document Type: Article

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