A cytogenetic study in 120 Turkish children with intellectual disability and characteristics of fragile X syndrome

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 583-592

  Demirhan, Osman ^a   Taştemir, Deniz ^a   Diler, Rosim Somer ^a   Firat, Sunay ^a   Avci, Ayse ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormality; Fragile sites; Fragile X syndrome; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; AUTOSOMAL DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUMERICAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0042381212     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.583     Document Type: Review

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