Low frequency of MECP2 mutations in mentally retarded males

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 487-490

  Yntema, Helger G ^a   Kleesfstra, Tjitske ^a   Oudakker, Astrid R ^a   Romein, Tom ^b   de Vries, Bert B A ^a   Nillesen, Willy ^a   Sistermans, Erick A ^a   Brunner, Han G ^a   Hamel, Ben C J ^a   van Bokhoven, Hans ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Child Psychiatry Observation Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MECP2; Mental retardation; Mutation frequency

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MECP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CPG ISLAND; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; X CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CPG ISLANDS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NETHERLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0035991641     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200836     Document Type: Article

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