Effect of the Fragile X Status Categories and the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Levels on Executive Functioning in Males and Females with Fragile X

Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 646-657

  Loesch, Danuta Z ^a   Bui, Quang M ^e   Butler, Emma ^a   Huggins, Richard M ^e   Grigsby, Jim ^e   Epstein, Jennifer ^b   Taylor, Annette K ^c   Hagerman, Randi J ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Kimball Genetics Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION 1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0242467602     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.17.4.646     Document Type: Article

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