Confirmation of linkage in X-linked infantile spasms (West syndrome) and refinement of the disease locus to Xp21.3-Xp22.1

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-181

  Bruyere, Helene ^a   Suzanne Lewis, M E ^a,b   Wood, Stephen ^a   MacLeod, Patrick J ^a   Langlois, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene localization; Infantile spasms; Linkage analysis; Mental retardation; West syndrome; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHROMOSOME XP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEST SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0345040725     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1999.550305.x     Document Type: Article

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