Study of MECP2 gene in Rett syndrome variants and autistic girls

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 119 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-107

  Zappella, Michele ^a   Meloni, Ilaria ^b   Longo, Ilaria ^b   Canitano, Roberto ^a   Hayek, Giuseppe ^a   Rosaia, Lucia ^c   Mari, Francesca ^b   Renieri, Alessandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mild mental retardation; Preserved speech variant; PSV; RTT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MECP2 GENE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SPEECH DISORDER; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME; SPEECH DISORDERS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0041819548     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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