The Prader-Willi syndrome and the Angelman syndrome

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-396

  Vogels, A ^a   Fryns, J P ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Microdeletion; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME 15Q; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; REVIEW; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ANGELMAN SYNDROME; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036936044     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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