Does the P172H Mutation at the TM4SF2 Gene Cause X-Linked Mental Retardation? [2]

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 124 A, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 413-415

  Da Costa Maranduba, Carlos Magno ^a   Sá Moreira, Eloísa ^a   Müller Orabona, Guilherme ^a   Pavanello, Rita Cássia ^a   Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a   Passos Bueno, Maria Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION X; CHROMOSOME XP; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXON; GENE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STOP CODON; TM4SF2 GENE; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 0942268962     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20401     Document Type: Letter

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