Pilot study for the neonatal screening of fragile X syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 459-462

  Rife M ^a,b   Mallolas, J ^a   Badenas, C ^a   Tazon B ^a   Rodriguez Miguelez M ^a   Pampols T ^c   Sanchez A ^a,b   Mila M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c Institut de Bioquimica Clinica Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

FMR1 gene; FMRP; Fragile X syndrome; Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNODETECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0036293867     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.346     Document Type: Article

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