Absence of MeCP2 mutations in patients from the South Carolina autism project

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 117 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-101

  Lobo Menendez, Fe ^a   Sossey Alaoui, Khalid ^a,c   Bell, Jennifer M ^b   Copeland Yates, Susan A ^a   Plank, Sara M ^b   Sanford, Stewart O ^a   Skinner, Cindy ^a   Simensen, Richard J ^a   Schroer, Richard J ^a   Michaelis, Ron C ^a  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic mechanisms; Methyl binding proteins; Mutation analysis; Pervasive developmental disorders; Xq28

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETT SYNDROME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE;

EID: 0042878489     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.10016     Document Type: Article

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