A novel locus for autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH6) maps to 13q12.2

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 540-542

  Leal, G F ^a   Roberts, E ^b   Silva, E O ^a   Costa, S M R ^c   Hampshire, D J ^b   Woods, C G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA INTEGRAL PROF FERNANDO FIGUEIRA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038163514     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.7.540     Document Type: Article

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