A study of the influence of different genotypes on the physical and behavioral phenotypes of children and adults ascertained clinically as having PWS

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-281

  Webb, T ^a   Whittington, J ^b   Clarke, D ^c   Boer, H ^c   Butler, J ^b   Holland, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Department for Children Young People and Their Families   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral characteristics; Deletion; Maternal UPD; Physical characteristics; Prader; Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISOMY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036822094     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620404.x     Document Type: Article

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