MECP2 mutations in Swedish Rett syndrome clusters [1]

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 384-385

  Xiang, Fengqing ^a   Stenbom, Y ^b   Anvret, M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENEALOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SWEDEN; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036590316     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610512.x     Document Type: Letter

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