Case report: Angelman syndrome in an individual with a small SMC(15) and paternal uniparental disomy: A case report with reference to the assessment of cognitive functioning and autistic symptomatology

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Thompson, Russell John ^a,b   Bolton, Patrick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Chromosome 15 Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Autism; Chromosome 15; Uniparental disomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15; COGNITION; DISOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; APTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; FATHERS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 0037398697     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022991410822     Document Type: Article

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